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2017 in Romania 
Summary
The following lists events in the year 2017 in Romania.
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Incumbents edit
- President: Klaus Iohannis[1]
- Prime Minister: Dacian Cioloș (until January 4), Sorin Grindeanu (until June 21), Mihai Tudose
Events edit
January edit
- January 4 – Sorin Grindeanu takes over as Prime Minister of Romania.
- January 24 – President Klaus Iohannis initiates proceedings for a national referendum on continuing the fight against corruption in Romania.[2]
- January 29 – Over 90,000 people march in protests against the government's proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.[3]
- January 31 – Despite protests, the government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some offenses.[4]
February edit
- February 4 – Prime Minister Grindeanu announces plans to scrap the proposed decree decriminalizing graft offenses.[5]
- February 5 – Tens of thousands march against a government's plan to decriminalize certain corruption offenses.[6]
- February 8 – 2017 Romanian protests
- February 9 – After losing support of Prime Minister Grindeanu, Florin Iordache resigns from Justice Minister.[9] The same day, the President of the Senate notifies the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the government and the National Anticorruption Directorate.[10]
June edit
- June 16 – Ludovic Orban is elected President of the National Liberal Party, the largest opposition party in the country.
- June 21 – The Parliament dismisses Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu after his Social Democratic Party submits a no-confidence vote.[11][12]
- June 26 – President Iohannis appoints former Minister of Economy Mihai Tudose as new Prime Minister of Romania.
August edit
- August 24 – Newly elected President of France Emmanuel Macron visits Romania for the first time.
September edit
- September 17 – A violent storm in western Romania leaves eight people dead and 137 injured.[13][14]
- September 30 – One person dies and 19 people are hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Bucharest.[15][16]
Sport edit
- February 3 – Vatra Dornei hosts the FIL World Luge Championships, with Romania's team placing fourth.
Arts and entertainment edit
- May 14–20 – Despite rain, the 14th edition of Bucharest Pride unfolds in Romania's capital. Human rights organisations and 30 embassies endorse the event.
- June 2–11 – The 16th edition of Transilvania International Film Festival takes place in Cluj-Napoca. French actor Alain Delon receives the TIFF Award for his entire career.[17]
- July 1 – Cluj Pride, first pride parade to take place in Transylvania, is attended by 1,000 people.
- August 3–6 – Up to 330,000 people attend the largest edition to date of Untold Festival in Cluj-Napoca.[18] Among artists that performed during the four-day festival are MØ, Charli XCX, Ellie Goulding, Armin van Buuren, Marshmello, Martin Garrix and Steve Aoki.
Deaths edit
January edit
- January 12 – Iulian Rădulescu, 79, self-proclaimed "emperor of Roma from everywhere" (b. 1938)[citation needed]
- January 18 – Ion Besoiu, 85, actor (b. 1931)[19]
- January 22 –
- Dan Caspi, 71, Romanian-born Israeli media theorist and academic.[20]
- Cristina Adela Foișor, 49, chess player (b. 1967)[21][22]
- January 24 – Dan Adamescu, 68, businessman (b. 1948)[23]
- January 29 – Stelian Olariu, 88, conductor (b. 1928)[24]
February edit
- February 1 –
- Constantin Dinulescu, 85, footballer (AS Progresul București).[25]
- Alma Redlinger, 92, painter.[26]
- February 5 – Irma Adelman, 86, Romanian-born American economist.[27]
- February 7 – Valeriu Bularca, 85, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).[28]
- February 9 – Radu Gabrea, 79, film director (Călătoria lui Gruber) and screenwriter.[29]
- February 20 – Sofía Ímber, 92, Romanian-born Venezuelan journalist.[30]
April edit
- April 5 – Atanase Sciotnic, 75, sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1972) (b. 1942).[31]
- April 7 – Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, 75, historian and philologist (b. 1941).[32]
- April 16 – George Bălăiță, 81, novelist (b. 1935).[33]
May edit
- May 20 – Victor Găureanu, 49, Olympic fencer (1992, 2000), world championship bronze medalist (1994, 2001) (b. 1967).[34]
- May 23 – Viorel Morariu, 85, rugby union player, Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service recipient (b. 1931).[35]
June edit
- June 10 – Mihai Nedef, 85, Olympic basketball player (1952) (b. 1931).[36]
- June 11 – Corneliu Stroe, 67, drummer and percussionist (b. 1949).[37]
- June 12 – Gheorghe Gușet, 49, shot putter, competed in 1992, 2000, and 2004 Olympics (b. 1968).[38]
- June 24 – Tom Kremer, 87, Romanian-born British game designer and publisher (b. 1930).[39]
July edit
- July 10 – Augustin Buzura, 78, Romanian writer and journalist (b. 1938).[40]
December edit
- December 5 –
- Michael I of Romania, 96, former king (b. 1921)[41]
- Cristina Nicolau, 40, Romanian Olympic triple jumper (2000), European Athletics U23 champion (1997, 1999).[42]
See also edit
Wikinews has related news:
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References edit
- ^ "Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election". The Guardian. November 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Iohannis a declanșat procedura de referendum dar Parlamentul n-a primit mesajul, fiindcă e vacanță. "Evident că am un plan B"". Pro TV (in Romanian). January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Massive protests in Romania over draft pardon bill, changes to Penal Code for second Sunday in a row".
- ^ "Romanians rally in biggest anti-corruption protest in decades". Reuters.
- ^ "Romania's prime minister says to scrap graft decree on Sunday". Reuters.
- ^ "#Ro-mânia, ziua a şasea | Protest istoric: 600.000 de oameni au fost în stradă".
- ^ "ROMANIA PM FAILS TO GET MINISTER PROBED FOR GRAFT TO RESIGN".
- ^ "Constitutional Court rejects Ombudsman's appeal over EO 13". Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Romanian justice minister quits after graft decree debacle". Reuters.
- ^ "President of the Senate notifyed the Constitutional Court on a judicial conflict between the Government and DNA".
- ^ Luiza Ilie, Radu-Sorin Marinas (June 21, 2017). "Romanian lawmakers oust PM Grindeanu in no-confidence vote". Reuters.
- ^ Jon Henley (June 21, 2017). "Romania's government collapses as ruling party MPs oust prime minister". The Guardian.
- ^ "8 dead, dozens injured as fierce storm hits western Romania". The Washington Post. September 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "8 morți și 137 de răniți, după furtuna de duminică. Tudose laudă pe toată lumea, mai puțin o companie: "Îngrozitori"". Pro TV (in Romanian). September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Romania: Fire at Bucharest Retirement Home Leaves 1 Dead". The Associated Press via The New York Times. September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Incendiu la un azil bătrâni din București: un mort și 19 răniți. Clădirea nu avea autorizație de securitate". Digi24 (in Romanian). September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Alain Delon – Premiul pentru întreaga carieră la TIFF 2017!". TIFF (in Romanian). May 3, 2017.
- ^ Florina Pop (August 7, 2017). "Untold 2017 în cifrele oficiale: peste 330.000 de petrecăreți, mai mult decât populația orașului Cluj-Napoca". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ "Ion Besoiu a murit. Actorul avea 85 de ani". realitatea.net (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Communications researcher Dan Caspi passes away
- ^ "Șah: Marea maestră Cristina Foișor a murit duminică, la vârsta de 49 de ani". Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "- RIP IM Cristina Adela Foișor". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. January 22, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Soția lui Dan Adamescu rupe tăcerea". B1 TV. January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Tronaru, Doinel (January 29, 2017). "A murit maestrul Stelian Olariu". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naționale, a murit (in Romanian)
- ^ Alma Redlinger 08.03.1924 – 01.02.2017 (in Romanian)
- ^ "In Memoriam: Irma Adelman". Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ O legendă a sportului din România s-a stins din viață (in Romanian)
- ^ Regizorul Radu Gabrea a murit Archived February 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- ^ Sofia Imber dies at 92
- ^ Stan, Filip (April 5, 2017). "Doliu în sport. A murit un dublu medaliat olimpic al României". www.romaniatv.net (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Iftimiu, Aurelian (April 7, 2017). "Un om credincios și un savant erudit – Prof. Dr. Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca (1941-2017)". Basilica News Agency (in Romanian).
- ^ "Uniunea Scriitorilor din România - In Memoriam George Bălăiță". www.uniuneascriitorilor.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "A murit Dan Găureanu!". frscrima.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Șchiopu, Denis (May 23, 2017). "Viorel Morariu, fost președinte al Federației Române de Rugby, a încetat din viață". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (June 10, 2017). "Doliu în baschetul românesc: a murit fostul mare jucător și antrenor Mihai Nedef!". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Voicu, Ana-Maria (June 11, 2011). "Se împlinesc patru ani de la dispariția percuționistului Corneliu Stroe". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (June 12, 2011). "Mesajul lui Sandu Lungu, după moartea prietenului și colegului Gheorghe Gușet. "Ești o legendă; erai un idol pentru mine"". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Marcus (July 3, 2017). "Tom Kremer: Entrepreneur who popularised the Rubik's Cube". The Independent. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "A murit Augustin Buzura". Observator Cultural (in Romanian). Vol. 880. July 11, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Tessa Dunlop (December 5, 2017). "Michael I of Romania obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Cristina Nicolau är död – 40 år gammal (in Swedish)
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