The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was one of the few violent revolutions in the Iron Curtain that brought an end to communist rule. (Source)
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Romania joined the European Union in 2007 and signed the Treaty of Lisbon. (Source)
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The CEC Palace, situated on Bucharest's Victory Avenue (Source)
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Sibiu was the 2007 European Capital of Culture and the 2019 European Region of Gastronomy. (Source)
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The Christmas market in Sibiu is one of the most famous in Europe. (Source)
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Ruins of sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa Regia (Dacia's capital during the reigns of Burebista and Decebalus) (Source)
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An anti-communist and anti-National Salvation Front (FSN) rally in Bucharest (1990) (Source)
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Romania joined NATO in 2004 and hosted its 2008 summit in Bucharest. (Source)
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The old Bucharest Stock Exchange Palace (presently, Bucharest's Chamber of Commerce and Industry), situated in the capital's historical city centre (Source)
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the first Domnitor (i.e. Prince) of Romania (at that time the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia) between 1862 and 1866 (Source)
Late 19th century ethnic map of Central Europe depicting predominantly Romanian-inhabited territories in blue. Hungarians are marked in yellow and Germans in pink. (Source)