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Honor guard soldiers stand next to the coffin of the late Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ion Iliescu’s death exposes Romania’s deep divisions over his legacy as former leader laid to rest

By Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda - Associated Press

Honor guard soldiers carry a picture of the late Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, ahead of his coffin at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Casket of Romania’s divisive first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, lies in state for funeral

By Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda - Associated Press

FILE - Romanian President Ion Iliescu speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Bucharest Romania in this Nov. 9, 2004.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

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

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Romanian prosecutors indict ex-leader for revolution deaths

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Romania probes former leaders’ roles in 1990 protest deaths

Associated Press

A man waves a Romanian flag during a protest against President Traian Basescu in Bucharest last week. Mr. Basescu narrowly survived a recent effort to impeach him and remove him from office, but analysts say they expect Romania’s political turmoil to continue until parliamentary elections in early December. (Associated Press)

Struggling Romanians yearn for communism

By Vlad Odobescu - Special to The Washington Times