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Ion Iliescu, who led Romania

The troubled legacy of Ion Iliescu, who rebuilt Romania but left it torn in two

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after Communism, helped bring down the country’s dictatorship and led its transition to democracy and a market economy. A central figure in the 1989 revolution,

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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.

The New York Times · 3d

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 brutality during the revolt that put him in power.

Romania Insider3d

State funerals for former president Ion Iliescu spark tensions within Romania’s ruling coalition

Tensions have emerged within Romania's ruling coalition following disagreements over the state funerals of former president ...

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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 ...

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