Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu has been laid to rest

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The coffin containing the body of former president Ion Iliescu was lowered into the crypt.

The Romanian national anthem, „Awaken, Romanian,” was played while 21 gun salutes were fired at the grave.

This moment effectively concluded the funeral ceremony.

The service at Ghencea III Cemetery was private, and it is not yet known who took the flag raised on the coffin of former President Ion Iliescu. Normally, the flag is handed over to the family, but Ion Iliescu’s wife, Nina, was unable to attend the funeral due to poor health.

Ion Iliescu was born on March 3, 1930, in Oltenița, Călărași County, and died on August 5, 2025.

Ion Iliescu led the Romanian state three times, as president of the CFSN between December 22, 1989, and 1992, and as elected president of Romania between 1992 and 1996 and 2000 and 2004. Between 1996–2000 and 2004–2008, he was a senator representing the PSD. Iliescu was also hon...

Sursa: https://www.mediafax.ro/english/former-romanian-president-ion-iliescu-has-been-laid-to-rest-23592411

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