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Events from the year 2001 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Ion Iliescu
• Prime Minister: Adrian Năstase

Events

• 29 May – The president of the Constitutional Court, Lucian Mihai, announces his resignation.
• 7 June – The resignation of Lucian Mihai from the Constitutional Court goes into effect.

• 6 August – An explosion occurs at the Vulcan mine.
• 10 October – President Iliescu promulgates Law on Free Access to Information of Public Interest (Romanian: Legea privind liberul acces la informațiile de interes public).

• 30 October – A Romanian government commission reveals corruption in the international adoption business.
• 29 November – The Senate approves the stripping of political immunity of Corneliu Vadim Tudor for spreading misinformation. The voting session had 88 votes in favour and 2 against.

Full date unknown

• Oscar Downstream, an oil & gas trading company is founded.

Births

January

• 15 January – Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Romanian-Italian rhythmic gymnast

February

• 8 February – Laurențiu Ardelean, footballer.

Deaths

January

• 1 January - Constantin Rădulescu, 76, Romanian doctor, footballer and manager.

February

• 17 February - Richard Wurmbrand, 91, Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor.

March

• 20 March - Ilie Verdeț, 51st prime minister of Romania (b. 1925)

July

• 15 July - Marina Știrbei, 89, Romanian aviator.

August

• 1 August - Nicolae Tătaru, 69, Romanian football player.

November

• 14 November - Zigu Ornea, 71, Romanian literary critic, biographer and book publisher, failed surgery.

December

• 21 December - Ovidiu Iacov, 20, Romanian footballer, car accident.

See also

• 2001 in Europe

• Romania
• Europe
• Modern history

References

1. "Ion Iliescu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "Adrian Nastase prime minister of Romania". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. ^ Matei, Sorina (30 May 2001). "Demisie după un mandat cu bube". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Vol. IX, no. 2443 (2nd ed.). pp. 1, 5.
4. ^ Dumitru, Catalin (29 May 2001). "Președintele Curții Constituționale, Lucian Mihai, a demisionat". Curentul (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
5. Iosef, Marius (7 August 2001). "Tragedie la Mina Vulcan". Curentul (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
6. "DECRET 775 10/10/2001". legislatie.just.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
7. "Romania lifts lid on babies for sale racket". theguardian.com. Guardian US. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
8. "C.V. Tudor, lăsat fără imunitate pentru a treia oară". Adevărul (in Romanian). 30 November 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
9. "OSCAR Downstream, the largest independent oil company: In the last five years we have had total investments of 50 million euros.".
10. "Tarragona 2018 info". Tarragona 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
11. Laurențiu Ardelean at Soccerway
12. "Ferguson din Gruia". cfrmania.gsp.ro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
13. "Briefs / The World." Christianity Today 2 April 2001: 31. General OneFile. 15 January 2010.
14. Merriam-Webster (March 2002). Britannica: The Year in Review. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-85229-831-2.
15. Bouleanu, Elisabeth. "Marina Ştirbei, prinţesa aviaţiei româneşti. A pus bazele "Escadrilei albe", care a salvat sute de ostaşi răniţi în Al Doilea Război Mondial" (in Romanian). Adevărul Moldova. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
16. "Nicolae Tătaru". FRF. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
17. (in Romanian) Ion Simuț, "Gestiunea patrimoniului literar", in România Literară, Nr. 4/2005
18. "Iacov nu a mai apucat sa ajunga vedeta" [Iacov never got to be a star] (in Romanian). ziaruldeiasi.ro. 22 December 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links

• Media related to 2001 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons

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