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Events in the year 2011 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Traian Băsescu
• Prime Minister: Emil Boc

Events

• 17 April – Action 2012, a coalition of organizations supporting unification between Moldova and Romania, is founded.
• October 20–31 – 2011 Romanian census

Arts and entertainment

In music: Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, List of Romanian Top 100 top 10 singles in 2011.

Sports

Football (soccer) competitions: Liga I, Liga II, Cupa României (Final). Romania hosted the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

In ice hockey: MOL Liga season.

Deaths

January

• January 1 – Constantin Marin, 85, musician, conductor, and composer (born 1925)
• January 10 – Liana Alexandra, 63, composer, pianist, and music educator (born 1947).
• January 18 – Cristian Pațurcă, 46, composer (born 1964)
• January 19 – Mihai Ionescu, 74, footballer (born 1936)
• January 27 – Liana Dumitrescu, 38, politician (born 1973)
• January 31 – Bartolomeu Anania, 89, Romanian Orthodox bishop, Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș (born 1921)

February

• February 4 – Vasile Paraschiv, 82, political activist and dissident (born 1928).
• February 22 – Ion Hobana, 80, science fiction author (born 1931).

March

• March 1 – Ion Monea, 70, Olympic silver (1968) and bronze (1960) medal-winning boxer (born 1940).
• March 23 – Teodor Negoiță, 63, polar explorer and scientist (born 1947).

May

• May 2 – Ion Barbu, 72, football player (born 1938).
• May 8 – George Guțiu, 87, Greek-Catholic hierarch, Archbishop of Cluj-Gherla from 1994 to 2002 (born 1924).
• May 16 – Serghei Covaliov, 66, Olympic gold (1968) and silver (1972) medal-winning canoeist (born 1944).
• May 22 – Alexandru Ene, 82, football player (born 1928).
• May 24 – Fănuș Neagu, 79, novelist, journalist, and short story writer (born 1932).

December

• December 1 – Andrei Blaier, 78, film director and screenwriter (born 1933)

See also

• 2011 in the European Union
• 2011 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
• List of 2011 box office number-one films in Romania

• Romania
• European Union
• Europe
• Current events
• Modern history

References

1. Eugen Tomiuc (13 December 2004). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "Boc Government OK'd by Parliament, with 324 votes in favor and 115 against". Financiarul. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
3. Radu Marinas and Luiza Ilie (2008-12-22). "Romania centre-left gov't sworn in to tackle crisis". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
4. "webRelease: S-a lansat platforma civică ACȚIUNEA 2012 ce susține unirea Republicii Moldova cu România". HotNews (in Romanian). 17 April 2011.
5. Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-3132-6802-1.
6. "A murit deputatul Liana Dumitrescu. Medicii de la Elias, reclamați de familie la Parchetul General". HotNews. 27 January 2011.
7. "A murit disidentul Vasile Paraschiv – cel care a refuzat distincția "Steaua României" înmânată de Traian Băsescu". HotNews (in Romanian). February 4, 2011.
8. "Romanian science fiction writer Ion Hobana, 80". www.phillyburbs.com. February 23, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
9. "Former boxer Ion Monea dies at 70". nineoclock.ro. March 3, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
10. "The first Romanian who reached North Pole has died". nineoclock.ro. March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
11. "Încă un campion printre îngeri – Bebe Barbu a pierdut meciul cu viața". argesplus.ro (in Romanian). May 2, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
12. "Archbishop Gheorghe Guţiu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
13. "Canoeist Serghei Covaliov has passed away". Nine O'Clock. May 17, 2011.
14. "Alexandru Ene I". RomanianSoccer (in Romanian).
15. Mihnea-Petre Pârvu (May 24, 2011). "Fănuș Neagu: S-a stins ultimul boem al secolului trecut". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
16. "Regizorul Andrei Blaier a murit". Mediafax (in Romanian). December 1, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to 2011 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons

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