Traian Băsescu
President of Romania from 2004 to 2014
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| June 2025 | Traian Băsescu underwent planned heart surgery in Paris. |
| May 18 2025 | Endorsed Nicușor Dan in the Romanian presidential election, who defeated George Simion in the second round with 53.6–46.4%. |
| 2024 | Concluded his term as Member of the European Parliament. |
| January 26 2024 | Traian Băsescu was hospitalized after doctors diagnosed him with a lung virus. |
| March 2022 | Traian Băsescu was hospitalized in Brussels due to several medical complications. |
| March 23 2022 | The High Court of Cassation and Justice rejected Băsescu's appeal, confirming his official collaboration with the Securitate. |
| November 5 2021 | Băsescu's appeal against the collaboration ruling began at the High Court of Cassation and Justice. |
| 2020 | Traian Băsescu ran for mayor of Bucharest in the local elections, securing third place with approximately 11% of the total cast votes. |
| June 10 2020 | Băsescu became a co-author of a controversial statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the European Parliament, despite his previously close relations with the Azerbaijani government. |
| 2019 | Began serving as Member of the European Parliament for Romania. |
| September 20 2019 | The Court of Appeal in Bucharest ruled that Traian Băsescu officially collaborated with the Securitate. |
| September 5 2019 | In the first Court of Appeal hearing, Băsescu admitted writing memos under the name 'Petrov' at the request of Colonel Tudor from military counterintelligence, but denied being an official Securitate collaborator. |
| June 2019 | The National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS) published documents revealing Băsescu's recruitment as a Securitate informant. |
| June 2018 | Resigned from PMP leadership and was elected as the party's honorary president during the party congress. |
| 2016 | Won a senator seat for Bucharest on the PMP party list, with the party securing 5.35% of the vote. |
| 2016 | Attempted to run for mayor of Bucharest, but withdrew due to a money laundering accusation, with PMP nominating Robert Turcescu instead. |
| 2016 | Became president of the People's Movement Party (PMP). |
| October 24 2015 | Elected president of the People's Movement Party (PMP) during the party's fourth congress. |
| October 9 2015 | Traian Băsescu joined the People's Movement Party (PMP), marking his new political affiliation after his presidential term. |
| 2014 | Completed his presidential term. |
| 2012 | Second suspension by the Romanian Parliament. |
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