US EditionIon Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95
ROMANIA, AUG 5 – Ion Iliescu, Romania's first elected president, led the country through post-communist transition and faced charges related to over 850 deaths during the 1989 revolution, officials said.
- Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president, has died at the age of 95.
- The government expressed 'deep regret' over Iliescu's death and sent condolences to his family.
- Iliescu faced accusations of crimes against humanity related to the 1989 revolt but always denied wrongdoing.
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He was the first president after the communist dictatorship, he approached Europe but was also accused of crimes and brutality: he died yesterday
He was the first political leader of Romania after the fall of the Ceausescu dictatorship: Ion Iliescu. Under him, the old functionaries continued to rule for a long time. Now he died at the age of 95 years.
Ion Iliescu took power in Romania after the overthrow of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. He took power against oppositionists, but also led his country into the Western alliances.
As the first freely elected president of Romania, Ion Iliescu led the country out of dictatorship. However, he was also accused of crimes against humanity. The judiciary investigated until his death. He became 95 years old.
Former Romanian President Iliescu is dead.
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