2008 in Romania

none August 2022 2008 Events from the year 2008 in Romania. Incumbents President: Traian Băsescuhttps://www.rferl.org/a/1056376.html Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption Radio Free Europe Eugen Tomiuc 13 December 2004 5 April 2022 Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (until 22 December); Emil Boc (from 22 December)http://www.financiarul.ro/2008/12/22/boc-government-okd-by-parliament-with-324-votes-in-favor-and-115-against/ Boc Government OK'd by Parliament, with 324 votes in favor and 115 against Financiarul 2008-12-23 2011-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006010000/http://www.financiarul.ro/2008/12/22/boc-government-okd-by-parliament-with-324-votes-in-favor-and-115-against/ deadhttps://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/12/22/afx5852110.html Romania centre-left gov't sworn in to tackle crisis Radu Marinas and Luiza Ilie 2008-12-22 Forbes 2008-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122125940/http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/12/22/afx5852110.html 2009-01-22 Events April 2 – A NATO summit takes place at the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest.Bucharest to host 2008 NATO Summit, NATO, 27 April 2007 May - Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania story collection is published. Paget John Hungary and Transylvania; with remarks on their condition, social, political, and economical London 1853 https://archive.org/details/hungaryandtrans03pagegoog 15 February 2011 June 1 – 2008 Romanian local elections, with a runoff for mayors on June 15.Early Parliamentary Elections, 1 June 2008 https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/fyrom/57980 2024-12-22 www.osce.org en November 15 – Petrila Mine disaster: Twelve miners die after two explosions at a mine in Petrila, one of six coal mining cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County.Chron (English) November 24 – Another miner dies at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, raising the death toll from the Petrila Mine disaster to 13.2008-11-24 Death toll in Romanian mine blast rises to 13 https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/death-toll-in-romanian-mine-blast-rises-to-13-idUSLO57258/ 2025-09-12 Reuters en November 30 – 2008 Romanian legislative election.Maxfield Ed 2009-11-01 Election Report, Romania's Parliamentary Elections, 30 November 2008 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00344890903257706 Journal of Representative Democracy 45 4 485-493 10.1080/00344890903257706 0034-4893 subscription Deaths Deaths in 2008 August 2022 thumb|120px|George Emil Palade January 3 – Petru Dugulescu, pastor, politician (born 1945)Head of Baptist Church, revealed as Securitate collaborator, dies WWRN - World-wide Religious News https://wwrn.org/articles/27372/ 2026-05-16 wwrn.org January 22 – Ștefan Niculescu, composer (born 1927)Ștefan Niculescu – The Living Composers Project https://www.composers21.com/compdocs/niculess.htm 2026-05-16 www.composers21.com February 18 – Mihaela Mitrache, actress (born 1955)A murit actrita Mihaela Mitrache https://ziare.com/cultura/cultura-generala/a-murit-actrita-mihaela-mitrache-244137 2024-12-22 Ziare.com ro August 16 – Elena Leușteanu, Olympic gymnast (born 1935)Elena Leuşteanu – -voci https://www.voci.ro/elena-leusteanu/ 2026-05-16 www.voci.ro September 7 – Ilarion Ciobanu, actor (born 1931)2008-09-07 Romanian Actor Ilarion Ciobanu Dies At 77 https://www.mediafax.ro/economic/romanian-actor-ilarion-ciobanu-dies-at-77-3140347 2026-05-16 Mediafax ro-RO September 14 – Ștefan Iordache, actor (born 1941)2015-09-13 Ştefan Iordache, actorul care a copilărit în Rahova şi a murit de Ziua Crucii. Marele lui regret a fost că n-a avut copii https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/cultura/stefan-iordache-actorul-care-a-copilarit-in-1651229.html 2026-05-16 adevarul.ro ro October 8 – George Emil Palade, cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)2008-10-17 In Memoriam: Nobel Prize Winner George Palade, Established Cell Biology at Yale Yale News https://news.yale.edu/2008/10/17/memoriam-nobel-prize-winner-george-palade-established-cell-biology-yale 2024-12-22 news.yale.edu en See also Romania List of Romanian films of 2008 2008 in the European Union 2008 in Europe Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics Romania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Romania European Union Europe Current events Modern history References External links 2008 Category:Years of the 21st century in Romania Romania Category:2000s in Romania Romania