List of heads of state of Romania

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Contents 1 United Principalities (1859-1881) 1.1 Non-dynastic Domnitor (1859-1866) 1.2 House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1866-1881) 2 Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) 2.1 House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1881-1947) 3 People's Republic of Romania (1947-1965) 4 Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989) 5 Romania (1989-Present) 6 See also 7 References

[edit] United Principalities (1859-1881)

[edit] Non-dynastic Domnitor (1859-1866)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Reign	Notes
	Alexandru Ioan Cuza	1820-1873	24 January 1859-23 February 1866	First Domnitor of the United Principalities; deposed in 1866.
	Princely Lieutenancy		23 February 1866-22 May 1866	Lascăr Catargiu gen. Nicolae Golescu col. Nicolae Haralambie

[edit] House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1866-1881)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Reign	Notes
	Carol I	1839-1914	22 May 1866-26 March 1881	Become Domnitor after Alexandru Ioan Cuza was deposed in 1866; became first King of the Romanians in 1881.

[edit] Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)

[edit] House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1881-1947)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Reign	Notes
	Carol I	1839-1914	26 March 1881-10 October 1914	First King of the Romanians
	Ferdinand I	1865-1927	10 October 1914-20 July 1927	Became King of Greater Romania in 1922.
	Mihai I	1921-	20 July 1927-8 June 1930	First reign.
	Carol II	1893 - 1953	8 June 1930-6 September 1940	Abdicated in 1940.
	Mihai I	1921-	6 September 1940-30 December 1947	Second reign; abdicated in 1947 under Communist pressure.

[edit] People's Republic of Romania (1947-1965)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
	Constantin Ion Parhon	1874-1969	30 December 1947-12 June 1952	President of the State Council (13 April 1948-13 April 1948), President of the Great National Assembly board (13 April 1948-12 June 1952)
	Petru Groza	1884—1958	12 June 1952-7 January 1958	President of the State Council
	Ion Gheorghe Maurer	1902–2000	11 January 1958-21 March 1961	President of the State Council
	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej	1901–1965	21 March 1961-19 March 1965	President of the State Council

[edit] Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
	Chivu Stoica	1908–1975	24 March 1965-9 December 1967	President of the State Council
	Nicolae Ceauşescu	1918-1989	9 December 1967-22 December 1989	President of the State Council (9 December 1967-22 December 1989), President of Romania (28 March 1974-22 December 1989)

[edit] Romania (1989-Present)

Picture	Name	Born-Died	Term of office	Position(s)
	Ion Iliescu	1930-	22 December 1989-17 November 1996	President of Council of the National Salvation Front (22 December 1989-6 February 1990), President of the Provisional National Unity Council (6 February 1990-20 June 1990, President of Romania (20 June 1990-29 November 1996)
	Emil Constantinescu	1939	29 November 1996-20 December 2000	President of Romania
	Ion Iliescu	1930-	20 December 2000-20 December 2004	President of Romania
	Traian Băsescu	1951-	20 December 2004-20 April 2007	Suspended in the period from 20 April 2007 until 23 May 2007.
	Nicolae Văcăroiu	1943-	20 April 2007-23 May 2007	ad interim President of Romania
	Traian Băsescu	1951-	23 May 2007-Present	Resumed the office of President of Romania after the Referendum

[edit] See also

• Domnitor
• King of the Romanians
• President of Romania

[edit] References

• Bulei, Ion, O istorie a românilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureşti, 2007, pg. 266-267

v • d • e Heads of State of Romania United Principalities of Romania Domnitor of Romania (1859-1881) Alexander John Cuza • Carol I Kingdom of Romania King of the Romanians (1881-1947) Carol I • Ferdinand • Michael I (with Prince Nicholas, Miron Cristea, Gheorghe Buzdugan and Constantin Sărăţeanu as regents) • Carol II • Michael I (with Ion Antonescu as Conducător, 1940-1944) Romanian People's Republic Interim Presidential Committee (1947-1948) President of the State Council (1948-1965) Constantin Ion Parhon (with Ion Niculi, Mihail Sadoveanu, Gheorghe Stere, Ştefan Voitec, 1947-1948) • Petru Groza • Ion Gheorghe Maurer (with Mihail Sadoveanu and Anton Moisescu, 1958) • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej • Chivu Stoica (with Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Ştefan Voitec and Avram Bunaciu, 1965) Socialist Republic of Romania President of the State Council (1965-1989) President of the S.R. Romania (1974-1989) Chivu Stoica • Nicolae Ceauşescu Post-1989 Romania President of Romania (1989-present) Ion Iliescu • Emil Constantinescu • Ion Iliescu • Traian Băsescu • Nicolae Văcăroiu* • Traian Băsescu *denotes interim • Categories: Heads of state of Romania, Presidents of Romania, Romanian monarchs