Traian Băsescu

@Former President of Romania, Timeline and Childhood

Traian Basescu is considered as a formidable political entity in Romania and the two-time President continues to work for betterment of the nation

Nov 4, 1951

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 4, 1951
  • Nationality: Romanian
  • Famous: Former President of Romania, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
  • Ideologies: Democrats
  • Spouses: Maria Băsescu
  • Siblings: Mircea Băsescu
  • Known as: Traian Basescu

Traian Băsescu born at

Murfatlar

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Birth Place

The secret dossiers compiled by the Communist era police on Traian when he was a naval cadet in 1973 have never been found, leading to much suspicion by his opponents that he had his records destroyed.

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Personal Life

Traian remains married to his wife of nearly 40 years, Maria Băsescu, whom he married in 1975, and they have two daughters, Ioana and Elena.

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Personal Life

His daughter Elena is now a politician serving in the European Parliament and the Băsescu family continues to be a powerhouse in Romanian politics.

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Personal Life

Traian Băsescu was born on November 4, 1951 in Murfatlar near Constanta, Romania to mother Elena and father Dumitru, who served in the military. As a young boy, he had a job greeting tourists to the Black Sea.

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Childhood & Early Life

After his father was transferred to the city of Iasi in 1957, Traian attended primary school in the city and then enrolled in Costache Negruzzi High School.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1963, Traian's father was transferred to the city of Bacau. There he attended ‘Lucretiu Patrascanu High School’.

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Childhood & Early Life

He graduated from the ‘Marine Institute of Mircea cel Batran’ in Constanta in 1967 with a degree in Maritime Navigation.

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Childhood & Early Life

During the time from 1976-1981, he was a naval officer commanding several different ships for NAVROM, the merchant marine service. For the next six years, he served as a naval officer for NAVROM, commanding the Arges and Crisana tanker ships.

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Career

He rose the ranks steadily, and in 1987 he was posted in Belgium. There he served as the head of NAVROM’s Antwerp office for the next two years.

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Career

In 1989, during the final days of the Communist regime, he was appointed director general of the ‘State Inspectorate for the Civil Navigation’ which was controlled by the Ministry of Transportation.

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After the Romanian Revoultions, when the ‘National Salvation Front’ came to power in 1990, he served as the head of maritime department under the newly formed Government.

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From 1991-1992, he served as the Minister of Transportation under the governments of Petre Roman and Theodor Stolojan.

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Traian Băsescu served two five-year terms as President of Romania and one four-year term as mayor of the capital and largest city, Bucharest. It was under his leadership that Romania became a member of NATO in 2004.

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Major Works

Romania’s inclusion in the European Union also happened during his tenure as a President, in 2007

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Major Works