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Ion Iliescu, who led Romania

Associated Press News · 1h

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.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Ion Iliescu: Romania's first democratic leader with a divisive legacy

"To understand Iliescu, you must grasp the complexity of Romania's 1990s," says political analyst Teodor Tita. "He was neither a simple hero, nor a straightforward villain. He emb

DPA International on MSN · 1d

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.

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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 ...

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Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first post-communist president, dead at 95

The Moscow-trained engineer took power after the bloody 1989 revolution that culminated in the overthrow and execution of ...

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