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See also:	Other events of 2005 History of Romania Timeline of Romanian history Years in Romania

Events from the year 2005 in Romania.

Incumbents

• President: Traian Băsescu ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu ^[2]

Events

• 28 April - The MTV Romania Music Awards 2005 ceremony is held at Sala Palatului.
• 21 May - Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, with the song " Let Me Try"; they finish third.
• November - The People's Party is formed by Corneliu Ciontu. ^[3]
• 4 June - The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded. ^[4]
• 16 December - The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, is elevated to the rank of a Major Archiepiscopal Church by Pope Benedict XVI. ^[5]
• December - President Traian Băsescu and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sign an agreement that will allow a U.S. military presence at several Romanian facilities primarily in the eastern part of the country. ^[6]

Deaths

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• 16 March - Sergiu Cunescu, politician, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSDR) (born 1923)
• 2 September - Alexandru Paleologu, essayist, literary critic, diplomat and politician (born 1919)

See also

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• Romania

• 2005 in Europe
• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

References

External links

• Media related to 2005 in Romania at Wikimedia Commons