2002 in Romania

Incumbents

• President: Ion Iliescu
• Prime Minister: Adrian Năstase

Events

March

• 15 March – Romanian film Filantropica is released.

November

• 23 November – United States President Bush gives a speech in Revolution Square, Bucharest.

December

• 18 December – The government starts the procedure of repatriating the remains of Carol II.

Full date unknown

• Eurocopter Romania is established.
• The Peștera cu Oase located near the city of Anina, is uncovered containing 34,950-year-old human remains.
• Philippe Étienne is appointed French ambassador to Romania.

Deaths

January

• 13 January - Ferdinand Weiss, 69, Romanian pianist.

February

• 20 February - Cristian Neamtu, Romanian player

April

• 12 April - Gabriel Raksi, 63, Romanian football player.

May

• 22 May - Alexandru Todea, 89, Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop and cardinal.

July

• 25 July - Alexander Ratiu, 86, Romanian-American priest of the Greek-Catholic Church.

September

• 2 September - Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu, 63, Romanian writer, severe lung problems.

October

• 1 October - Ilie Ceaușescu, Romanian general and communist politician