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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
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
He was Romania's first freely elected leader after communism fell in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.
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: 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: 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.
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 Iliescu, who led free market transition, dies at 95
Romania's former President Ion Iliescu, who led its transition from communism and set it on the path to European Union and NATO membership, but faced charges of crimes against humanity for violently suppressing protests in the 1990s,
Ion Iliescu, Romania’s First Postcommunist Leader, Dies At 95
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu -- one of the most influential but also controversial political leaders of postcommunist Romania -- died in Bucharest on August 5. He was 95 years old. The former president had been hospitalized since June 9,
Romania’s first post-communist president Ion Iliescu dies at 95
Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first president after the fall of communism in December 1989 and one of the country’s most influential and controversial political figures, died on Tuesday, August 5, at the age of 95.
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 ...
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 ...