Traian Basescu is a Romanian politician who served as the fourth president of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Born on November 4, 1951 in Murfatlar, Romania, Basescu was the first president to be elected by popular vote and the first to serve two consecutive terms. He survived two impeachment referendums during his tenure, ultimately winning re-election in 2012.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
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About
Romania's fourth President who took office in 2004 and governed through two impeachment referendums to win re-election in 2012.
Before Fame
He was the mayor of Romania's capital, Bucharest, where he rid the city of a plague of stray dogs and improved its lighting and water infrastructures.
Trivia
He was dismissed from office in 2007, but a popular referendum re-confirmed him in office; this happened again in 2012.
Family Life
He was born near the port city of Constanţa, the largest Romanian port on the Black Sea.
Associated With
He supported George W. Bush's war in Iraq, to which he supplied a contingent of Romanian troops, and talked of Bucharest-London-Washington axis.