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State funeral held for former Romanian President Ion Iliescu
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu was laid to rest with state and military honours on Thursday at the Ghencea III Military Cemetery in Bucharest. Iliescu passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95, ...
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Ion Iliescu Funeral: Tributes, Absences and the Last Honor
Ion Iliescu, the first president of Romania after the 1989 Revolution, was buried yesterday with military honors.
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’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 ...