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Events from the year2018 in Romania.

President

• 
  Klaus Iohannis (since 2014)^[1]

Prime Minister

• 
  Mihai Tudose (until 15 January)
• 
  Mihai Fifor (acting, 15–29 January)

President of the Senate

• 
  Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (since 2014)

President of the Chamber of Deputies

• 
  Liviu Dragnea (since 2016)

• 15 January – Prime MinisterMihai Tudose resigns after hisSocial Democratic Party leaders withdraw their support following a party feud.^[2][3]
• 20 January – Tens of thousands of peopleprotest in Romanian cities and abroad against amendments to the laws of justice and criminal codes.^[4]
• 29 January – TheRomanian parliament approvesViorica Dăncilă as the country's first female premier.^[5] She is the third prime minister of Romania in less than 13 months.^[6]

• 22 February – Justice MinisterTudorel Toader announces that he will initiate the revocation procedure ofLaura Codruța Kövesi from the post of chief prosecutor of theNational Anticorruption Directorate.^[7] The announcement is followed by protests in several major cities in the country.^[8]

• 5 April – Nine people die after their minibus plunges intoBistrița River, nearViișoara,Neamț County.^[9]
• 11 April – Three tourists are found dead inFăgăraș Mountains after going missing since 30 March.^[10]
• 16 April – PresidentKlaus Iohannis refuses to dismiss the chief prosecutor of theNational Anticorruption Directorate,Laura Codruța Kövesi, also criticizing the report on which Justice MinisterTudorel Toader proposed the revocation of Kövesi.^[11] Toader announces that he will refer theConstitutional Court.^[12]
• 17 April – Former PresidentIon Iliescu is officially prosecuted forcrimes against humanity for his role in the1989 Revolution, alongside former Prime MinisterPetre Roman.^[13][14]
• 19 April – President of the Chamber of DeputiesLiviu Dragnea announcesGovernment's intention to move Romania's embassy inIsrael fromTel Aviv toJerusalem.^[15][16]

• 9 June – More than 100,000 people assemble inBucharest to protest alleged abuses committed by anti-corruption prosecutors. The protest is organised by the governingSocial Democratic Party.^[17]
• 21 June –Liviu Dragnea, head of theSocial Democratic Party, is convicted ofabuse of power and handed a three-and-a-half-year sentence in an initial verdict after a corruption trial.^[18]
• 27 June –Dăncilă Cabinet survives amotion of no confidence. During the vote, several thousand opposition supporters protest outsideParliament, calling for the resignation of the government.^[19]
• 30 June – Four people are found dead and hundreds are evacuated from 185 flooded localities as hydrologists issue red flood warning in the counties ofCovasna,Brașov andBacău.^[20][21]

• 1 July – Celebrating the centenary of theGreat Union (the unification of Romania withBessarabia,Bukovina andTransylvania), a demonstration called theCentenary March is organized by several Romanian and Moldovan activists for unification. It starts inAlba Iulia on this day.^[22]
• 9 July – PresidentKlaus Iohannis dismisses the Chief Prosecutor of theNational Anticorruption Directorate,Laura Codruța Kövesi.^[23]
• 11 July – Four people, including two children, are found dead after their cart is washed away by aflash flood inTulcea County.^[24]

• 10 August – Violence ensues between anti-government protesters and theRomanian Gendarmerie inVictory Square, resulting in hundreds of people wounded and the complete evacuation of the square.^{[citation needed]}
• 29 August – Participants of the Centenary March cross the Moldovan border.^[25]

• 1 September – The Centenary March ends in theGreat National Assembly Square inChișinău,Moldova.^[26]

• 6 and 7 October –A nationwide referendum is held in Romania regarding the prohibition ofsame-sex marriage, but it fails due to not reaching the required voter turnout.^[27]Another referendum is held at the same time in theOlt County to rename it to "Olt-Romanați County",^[28][29] but it fails as well for the same reason.^[30][31]

• 19 December – The main indexes ofBucharest Stock Exchange fall by more than 7 percent following the announcement of new taxes on banks, capping gas prices and major changes regarding private pensions scheme. The two major banks listed at BSE lose more than 15 percent of their value.^[32]

• 24 February –Touch Me Not, directed byAdina Pintilie, wins theGolden Bear prize for best film at the68th Berlin International Film Festival.^[33]
• 27 March – The 12th edition of theGopo Awards: Daniel Sandu'sOne Step Behind the Seraphim is awarded best film, best director, best actor and best screenplay.^[34]
• 5 April – Ioan-Aurel Pop, rector ofBabeș-Bolyai University inCluj-Napoca, is elected president of theRomanian Academy.^[35]
• 10 May –The Humans represent Romania in the second semi-final of theEurovision Song Contest inLisbon,Portugal. For the first time since the introduction of the semi-finals, Romania's representatives fail to qualify for the final.^[36]
• 9 June – The largest edition to date ofBucharest Pride attracts about 10,000 people.^[37]
• 3–14 July – The 59thInternational Mathematical Olympiad is held inCluj-Napoca.
• 2–5 August – The 4th edition ofUntold Festival is held inCluj-Napoca.

• 9 June –Simona Halep wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating AmericanSloane Stephens in theFrench Open.^[38][39]

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• 2 January –Garabet Kumbetlian [ro], 81, intellectual, professor, engineer and researcher (b. 1936)^[40]
• 4 January –Aharon Appelfeld, 85, Romanian-born Israeli writer (b. 1932).^[41]
• 10 January –
  • Lucky Marinescu [ro], 83, singer and television presenter (b. 1934)^[42]
  • Nicolae Edroiu [ro], 78, academician and historian (b. 1939)^[43]
  • Ștefan Papadima [ro], 64, mathematician (b. 1953)^[44]
• 11 January –Elisabeta Isanos [ro], 76, writer (b. 1941)^[45]
• 24 January –
  • Ion D. Ion, 82, mathematician (b. 1935)^{[citation needed]}
  • Attila Verestóy, 63, Romanian politician and chemical engineer,Senator (since 1990).^[46]
• 25 January –Neagu Djuvara, 101, Romanian historian, essayist and philosopher, pneumonia.^[47]

• 3 February –Alec Sehon, 93, Romanian-born Canadian immunologist (b. 1924).^[48]
• 10 February –Andrei Avram [ro], 87, linguist (b. 1930)^{[citation needed]}
• 13 February –Florin Diacu, 59,Romanian Canadianmathematician and author (b. 1959).^[49]
• 14 February –Zoltán Kallós [ro], 91, folklorist (b. 1926)^{[citation needed]}
• 16 February –Arsenie Voaideș [ro], 67, Orthodox archimandrite and abbot of Berzunți Monastery (b. 1951)^{[citation needed]}
• 19 February –Paul Urmuzescu [ro], 89, composer (b. 1928)^{[citation needed]}
• 22 February –Serban Cantacuzino, 89, Romanian architect.^[50]
• 28 February –Ștefan Tașnadi, 64, Romanian weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1984).^[51]

• 4 March –Traian Sabău [ro], 76, politician (b. 1941)^{[citation needed]}
• 6 March –Peter Freund, 81, Romanian-born American physicist.^[52]
• 9 March –Ion Voinescu, 88, Romanian Olympic footballer (1952).^[53]
• 13 March –Geta Caragiu [ro], 88, sculptor (b. 1929)^{[citation needed]}
• 19 March –Andrei Gheorghe (born 1962) [ro], 56, presenter and programme-maker^{[citation needed]}
• 25 March –Nicolae Tilihoi, 61, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Craiova).^[54]
• 27 March –Aimée Iacobescu, 71, Romanian actress (The Doom), breast cancer.^[55]
• 28 March –Octavian Dincuță, 70, footballer^[56]

• 1 April –Justin Andrei [ro], 84, engineering geologist and geophysicist (b. 1934)^{[citation needed]}
• 6 April –Șerban Papacostea, 89, historian (b. 1928)^{[citation needed]}
• 11 April –Carmen Stănescu, 92, stage and film actress^[57]
• 14 April –Mihai Stănescu [ro], 78, caricaturist (b. 1939)^{[citation needed]}
• 15 April –Nicolae Mischie [ro], 73, politician (b. 1945)^{[citation needed]}
• 16 April –
  • Florea Dumitrescu, 91, economist, finance minister (1969–78), ambassador of Romania to China (1978–83) and governor of the National Bank (1984–89)^[58]
  • Nicolae Mischie [ro], 72, politician^{[citation needed]}
  • Ionela Prodan [ro], 70, folk music singer (b. 1947)^{[citation needed]}
• 24 April –Dinu C. Giurescu, 91, historian and politician^[59]

• 1 May –Constantin Olteanu [ro], 89, general, Minister of National Defense (1980–1985) and Mayor of Bucharest (1985–1988) (b. 1928)^{[citation needed]}
• 3 May –Doina Cornea, 88, Romanian human rights activist and professor.^[60]
• 15 May –Cristian Țopescu [ro], 81, sports commentator, journalist and politician (b. 1937)^{[citation needed]}
• 16 May –
  • François Bréda, 62, Romanian writer and literary critic.^[61]
  • Lucian Pintilie, 84, Romanian film director.^[62]
• 21 May –Mircea Malița [ro], 91, academician, diplomat, mathematician, professor, and essayist (b. 1927)^[63]
• 22 May –Cabiria Andreian Cazacu, 90, mathematician and honorary member of the Romanian Academy.^[64]
• 25 May –Hildegard Puwak, 68, Romanian politician,Minister of European Integration (2000–2003).^[65]

• 3 June –Alexandru Jula [ro], 83, singer (b. 1934)^[66]
• 5 June –Karl Fritz Lauer, 80, Romanian-German scientist.^[67]
• 6 June –H. H. Wieder, 99, Romanian-born American physicist.^[68]
• 11 June –Maria Butaciu, 78, folk music singer (b. 1940)
• 20 June –Sándor Kányádi, 89, poet (b. 1929)
• 21 June –
  • Horaţiu Nicolau, 84, Romanian Olympic volleyball player.^[69]
  • Gernot Nussbächer [ro], 78, historian, archivist and writer (b. 1939)^[70]
• 26 June –Joseph Seroussi, 85, Sudanese-born Romanian fashion designer.^[71]

• 2 August –Mihai Radu Pricop, 68, politician (b. 1950)
• 7 August –Dumitru Fărcaș, 80, taragot player (b. 1938)
• 19 August –Margareta Niculescu, 92, puppeteer, director, and teacher (b. 1926)

• 19 September –Geta Brătescu, 92, visual artist (b. 1926)

• 13 October –Georgeta Pitică, 88, table tennis player, world champion (b. 1930)
• 21 October –Ilie Balaci, 62, footballer (b. 1956)

• 22 November –Nicolae Mihalcea, 96, Romanian Olympic equestrian (1952,1956).^[72]
• 23 November –Bujor Hălmăgeanu, 77, Romanian football player (Steaua București,national team) and manager (Dacia Unirea Brăila), respiratory failure.^[73]
• 25 November –Randolph L. Braham, 95, Romanian-born American historian and political scientist.^[74]

• 16 December –
  • Mircea Petescu, 76, Romanian football player (Steaua București,UTA Arad) and manager (Sparta Rotterdam), Alzheimer's disease.^[75]
  • Anca Pop, 34, Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter, traffic collision.^[76]

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