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Bucharest. / 44.43250°N 26.10389°E / 44.43250; 26.10389. Bucharest ( UK: / ˌbuːkəˈrɛst / BOO-kə-REST, US: / ˈbuːkərɛst / -rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.
In Romania, yoga was forbidden in 1982, in connection with the "Transcendental Meditation scandal." Yoga was illegal in Romania until December 1989, the time of the Romanian Revolution. After it, Bivolaru founded the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA) as a non-profit association on 23 January 1990. It claimed a socio ...
Politician, jurist, economist. Known for. Re-founding the historical National Liberal Party (PNL) and contributing to the reinstating of democracy in Romania after 1989. Radu-Anton Câmpeanu ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu kɨmˈpe̯anu]; 28 February 1922 – 19 October 2016) was a Romanian politician who was also jurist and economist by ...
The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania . Historical affiliations. Wallachia c. 1459–1859 (Ottoman vassal)
Cristian Victor Popescu Piedone (born 15 February 1963) is a Romanian businessman and politician who served as mayor of Bucharest 's Sector 4 from 2008 until 4 November 2015, when he resigned following the Colectiv nightclub fire and the subsequent 2015 Romanian protests. He is currently serving as the mayor of Sector 5 since 2020.
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians ( Romanian: Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR, meaning "gold" in Romanian) [ 26] is a right-wing populist [ 9][ 10] and nationalist [ 27][ 5][ 28] political party active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections.
Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (acronym: I.S.U.) Website. www.igsu.ro. The Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations ( Romanian: Inspectoratul General pentru Situaţii de Urgenţă - IGSU) is a public structure subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, created on December 15, 2004, by merging the Civil Defense ...
29 November 1852. (1852-11-29) (aged 33) Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now in Italy) Organization (s) Frăția, 1848 Wallachian Provisional Government. Nicolae Bălcescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e bəlˈt͡ʃesku]) (29 June 1819 – 29 November 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the ...