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Radu Vasile
1942Oct, 10

Radu Vasile

Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013)
Radu Vasile (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu vaˈsile]; 10 October 1942 – 3 July 2013) was a Romanian politician, historian, and poet.Originally a member of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD), Vasile served as the Prime Minister of Romania between 17 April 1998 and 13 December 1999, and was notably confronted with the last Mineriad (more specifically the February 1999 Mineriad). Subsequently, between 2000 and 2004, he was elected as a Senator on behalf the Democratic Party (PD). In addition to his political career, Vasile published poetry under the pen name Radu Mischiu.

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  • 25Jan

    Thailand

    World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
  • 8Mar

    Myanmar

    World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
  • 10Jul

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
  • 13Aug

    Manhattan Project

    Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
  • 25Sep

    Holocaust

    World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.