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Ion Iliescu, who led Romania after the fall of communism, dies at 95

Ion Iliescu, who as president of Romania led the country through its transition to democracy from communism but was later accused of crimes against humanity for his role in the violent revolt that ...
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Casket of Romania’s divisive first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, lies in state for funeral

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — 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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95

BUCHAREST, Romania — 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 ...