2002 in Romania
# 2002 in Romania

Events from the year 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 ("Cave with Bones") 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
