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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 ...
Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95
Iliescu, who held de facto military authority during the anticommunist revolt, assumed power after Communist dictator Nicolae ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.