Klaus Iohannis Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Klaus Iohannis, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Romania.

8 records2014–20258 events1 places

Chronological biography

2014

Presidential Election16 November 2014

Politics / Government of Romania · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Wins the presidential runoff against Victor Ponta.

Romanian Presidential Election16 November 2014

Government / Government of Romania · President of Romania · Bucharest

Iohannis wins the presidential election against Victor Ponta.

2015

Colectiv Protests4 November 2015

Politics / Government of Romania · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Faces mass protests after the Colectiv nightclub fire.

2017

Anti-Corruption Protests5 February 2017

Politics / Anti-Corruption Protests · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Supports protesters opposing emergency ordinance changes.

2019

Re-Election24 November 2019

Politics / Government of Romania · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Wins a second presidential term.

2020

COVID-1916 March 2020

Government / Government of Romania · President of Romania · Bucharest

Declares a state of emergency over COVID-19.

COVID-19 Emergency16 March 2020

Government / Government of Romania · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Declares a state of emergency over COVID-19.

2025

Resignation of Klaus Iohannis12 February 2025

Politics / Government of Romania · President · President of Romania · Bucharest

Leaves office after announcing his resignation.

Titles and roles

President of Romania · President · President of Romania

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.