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The Romanian Army is founded. Romania switches from Cyrillic script to the Latin script that is still in use today. 1861: On February 5, the 1859 union is formally declared and a new country, Romania is founded. The capital city is chosen to be Bucharest.
Stamp of Romania, 2012. Athletics first appeared in Romania at the end of the 19th century. The first organized athletics competition took place in 1882 in Bucharest. [1]In 1912, the Commission for athletics, track and field and other contests (Romanian: Comisia de atletism, alergări pe jos și concursuri was formed.
The Romanian First, Second (forming), and what little was left of the Third and the Fourth Armies (one corps) were under orders from the King to defend Romania against any German attacks. King Michael offered to put the Romanian Army, which at that point had a strength of nearly 1,000,000 men, [ 282 ] on the side of the Allies .
The first athlete to run more than 20 kilometers in one hour was Emil Zátopek, in September 1951. Zátopek also set the 20,000 meters world record in the same race. Since that time, most men's 20,000 m world records were also set en route to one hour world records.
And yes, walking can help you lose weight. One randomized trial found that people with obesity who walked 8,000 steps or more a day lost 10% or more of their body weight over 18 months and kept it ...
28 March – The first elections held in the Romanian People's Republic are held. The People's Democratic Front gain 93.2% of the vote. [4] 13 April – A new Constitution is adopted, introducing a "people's democracy." [5] 14 May – at least 10.000 innocent romanian citizens are arrested and sentenced to death or prison for life by communist ...
According to Eurostat, Romania's GDP per capita (PPS) was 77% of the EU average (100%) in 2022, an increase from 44% in 2007 (the year of Romania's accession to the EU), making Romania one of the fastest growing economies in the EU. [185] The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) is the stock exchange of Romania, located in Bucharest.
Romanian icon Nadia Comaneci — whose perfect 10 on the uneven bars and all-around gold medal routine in 1976 is the stuff of Olympic legend — weighed in on social media with video that appears ...