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Traian Băsescu

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Traian Băsescu (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan bəˈsesku]; born 4 November 1951) is a Romanian politician who served as the president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian minister of transport on multiple occasions between 1991 and 2000, and as Mayor of Bucharest from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, he was elected as leader of the Democratic Party (PD) in 2001. During his term as leader of the PD, the party formed the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) with the National Liberal Party (PNL). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Traian Băsescu is the 2,592nd most popular politician (up from 2,729th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Romania (up from 51st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Romanian Politician.

Traian Băsescu is most famous for being the president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first democratically elected president in the country's history.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Traian Băsescu ranks 2,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Polyxena, Daniel of Galicia, Aslan Maskhadov, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Kaidu, and Leopold V, Duke of Austria. After him are Dagobert III, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Amin al-Hafiz, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Bao Zheng, and Sobekneferu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Traian Băsescu ranks 33. Before him are Bertie Ahern, Paul Breitner, Juan Manuel Santos, Win Myint, Jill Biden, and Aslan Maskhadov. After him are Dražen Dalipagić, François Bayrou, Jane Seymour, Hilda Heine, Mark Hamill, and Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Traian Băsescu ranks 44 out of 844. Before him are George Enescu (1881), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), and Ilie Năstase (1946). After him are Mihai Eminescu (1850), John Cassian (360), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ben Ferencz (1920), and Alexander Löhr (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Traian Băsescu ranks 22. Before him are Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Michael the Brave (1558), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275). After him are Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ben Ferencz (1920), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), and Regalianus (250).

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