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Ion Iliescu, who led Romania

Ion Iliescu’s death exposes Romania’s deep divisions over his legacy as former leader laid to rest
On the day of Ion Iliescu’s funeral, the polarizing legacy of Romania’s first elected president after the fall of communism was laid bare.
Romania lays to rest divisive first post-communist president Ion Iliescu
Romania's first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried on Thursday amid stark divisions over his legacy. He died at 95, symbolising Romania's tumultuous transition.View on euronews
Casket of Romania's divisive first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, lies in state for funeral
The casket carrying the body of Ion Iliescu, Romania's first elected president after the bloody fall of communism in 1989, was transferred on Wednesday from the hospital where he died to the capital's presidential palace for a state funeral as the late leader's death continues to divide opinion.
Ion Iliescu, politician who helped to depose Nicolae Ceausescu then replaced him as leader of Romania
Ion Iliescu, who has died aged 95, was a Romanian politician who approved the summary execution of his predecessor, the dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu, during the Christmas uprising of 1989, and then stepped into the presidential vacuum himself.
Ion Iliescu: Romania's first democratic leader with a divisive legacy
Initially hailed as the man who would lead Romania into a new democratic era, Iliescu's legacy soon became more complicated. His leadership steered the nation through its fragile early years of democracy and towards eventual integration with Nato and the European Union, achievements that many credit to his steady hand.
Ion Iliescu, first president of post-communist Romania, dies at 95
Romania's former president Ion Iliescu died on Tuesday in Bucharest at the age of 95. Sorin Grindeanu, interim leader of Iliescu's Social Democratic Party (PSD) lauded "the first president of democratic Romania" and said Iliescu made a decisive contribution to the country's accession to the European Union and NATO.
Romanian former president Ion Iliescu buried in Bucharest following official funeral service
The funeral service of Romanian former president Ion Iliescu was performed on Thursday, August 7, an official mourning day in Bucharest. Among those present were family, friends, former allies, and political opponents.
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
Iliescu was Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.
Ion Iliescu: democratic Romania's first president
Romania's former president Ion Iliescu, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was long hailed as Romania's "little father" but faced charges over his role in the eastern European nation's chaotic transition from communism to democracy.
Ion Iliescu, who led Romania after the fall of communism, dies at 95
As president, he steered the country through its transition to democracy. He was later accused of crimes against humanity.
Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95
Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, who later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revolution, has died. He was 95.
Ion Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95
As a three-term president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of ...
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Russian Embassy only foreign mission to send condolences for death of former Romanian president Ion Iliescu
The Embassy of the Russian Federation was the sole foreign mission to send a message of condolences following the death of ...