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Florin Cioaba was Romania's self-appointed ''King of Gypsies all over the world''
His claim to sovereignty over the Roma population rested with his father Ion Cioaba
the illiterate leader of the Kalderash clan
Ion appropriated the Orthodox church in the Transylvanian town of Sibiu for his own coronation ceremony
accepting a solid gold crown before 5000 followers
Romanian Roma king Florin Cioaba laughs during an Antena 1 TV talk show in Bucharest
and it was not long before other local chiefs began to challenge Ion's claim
had himself crowned ''Emperor of All the Gypsies'' in 1993
the Radulescus and Cioabas signed a pact over the coffin
Florin's uncle was brawling with Iulian Radulescu in the street
In September the ''emperor'' went to the police with accusations of drug-running at a bar across from Cioaba's house
The local Roma community had little patience with such familial infighting
they felt it undermined the seriousness of their quest for political and cultural recognition
when the Roma were designated a national minority
The last official census placed the total Roma population at about 619,000 of Romania's 21 million
Florin Tanase Cioaba was born on November 17
He studied at the Betania Biblical Seminary in Sibiu
graduated as a Pentecostal minister and became a Romany representative on a local council
With the backing of the post-communist president Ion Iliescu
father and son ran for separate seats in the Romanian Senate in 1996
In his capacity as ''king''
Florin formed his own non-governmental organisation
His Sibiu residence housed gold-plated furniture
an array of royal portraits and a garage for his various cars
A similar ostentatiousness drew reporters to the wedding of his youngest daughter Ana Maria Cioaba in 2003
her 15-year-old groom had been ''betrothed'' to her for eight years
The proceedings provoked criticism from representatives of the European Union and authorities ordered the couple be kept apart until they reached the legal age
Florin Cioaba was Romania's self-appointed ''King of Gypsies all over the world''
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and it was not long before other local chiefs began to challenge Ion's claim
had himself crowned ''Emperor of All the Gypsies'' in 1993
Florin's uncle was brawling with Iulian Radulescu in the street
In September the ''emperor'' went to the police with accusations of drug-running at a bar across from Cioaba's house
The last official census placed the total Roma population at about 619,000 of Romania's 21 million
her 15-year-old groom had been ''betrothed'' to her for eight years
Targu Jiu has a moderate level of seismic activity
Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900
there are about 525 quakes on average per year in or near Targu Jiu
Targu Jiu has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970
which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently
probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years
The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)
Targu Jiu has had 8 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above
There have been also 14 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel
2025 at 2.40 pm local time (Europe/Bucharest GMT +3)
The depth of the quake is unknown.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)
there are about 503 quakes on average per year in or near Gorj
Gorj has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970
Gorj has about 59 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year (Mag 3+: 4.3 quakes per year)
Gorj has had 16 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above
There have been also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel
The depth of the quake is unknown.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).