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List of presidents of Romania

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The president of Romania serves as the head of state of Romania. The office was created by the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1974 and has developed into its modern form after the Romanian Revolution and the adoption of the 1991 constitution. The current president is Klaus Iohannis, since 21 December 2014.

List of presidents

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  Romanian Communist Party (PCR)
  National Salvation Front (FSN)
  Social Democratic Party (PSD)
  Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD)
  Democratic Liberal Party (PDL)
  National Liberal Party (PNL)

Portrait Name Elected Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Nicolae Ceaușescu
(1918–1989)
197419801985 28 March 1974[1] 22 December 1989 15 years, 249 days PCR
Ion Iliescu
(born 1930)
1990 26 December 1989[2] 20 June 1990 176 days FSN
1990
1992
20 June 1990 29 November 1996 6 years, 161 days
Emil Constantinescu
(born 1939)
1996 29 November 1996[3] 20 December 2000 4 years, 21 days PNȚCD
Ion Iliescu
(born 1930)
2000 20 December 2000 20 December 2004 4 years PSD
Traian Băsescu
(born 1951)
2004
2009
20 December 2004[4] 21 December 2014 10 years, 1 day[a] PDL
Klaus Iohannis
(born 1959)
2014
2019
21 December 2014[5] Incumbent 9 years, 320 days PNL

Acting presidents

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Nicolae Văcăroiu
(born 1943)
20 April 2007 23 May 2007 33 days PSD
Crin Antonescu
(born 1959)
10 July 2012 27 August 2012 48 days PNL

Timeline

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Klaus IohannisCrin AntonescuNicolae VăcăroiuTraian BăsescuEmil ConstantinescuIon IliescuNicolae Ceaușescu

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Impeached twice, first time in 2007 and the second time in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ Grosescu, R. (2004). The Political Regrouping of Romanian Nomenklatura during the 1989 Revolution. Romanian Journal of Society and Politics, 4(1), 97-123.
  2. ^ "Ion Iliescu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Emil Constantinescu". EastWest Institute. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ Eugen Tomiuc (13 December 2004). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election". The Guardian. November 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  • Bulei, Ion, O istorie a românilor, Editura Meronia, București, 2007, pg. 266-267