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First president of Romania after the fall of the Ceaușescu regime who was later charged with crimes against humanity during the revolution

Romania's first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried on Thursday amid stark divisions over his legacy. He died at 95, symbolising Romania's tumultuous transition.

Just as in the Oval Office this week, history shows the royals can be deployed to serve British interests – whether they like it or not

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in appalling conditions where they received no care, attention or love. Though tragic, this infamous “natural experiment” has allowed us to learn…

On 16 December 1989, an attempt by Nicolae Ceaușescu’s security forces to evict a cleric in the town of Timișoara sparked eastern Europe’s bloodiest anti-communist revolution

Ornate architecture, storybook castles and a city brimming with historical tales

Spy/Master follows a dictator’s right-hand man on the run. Plus, the gripping finale of Traces. Here’s what to watch this evening

Salon talks to Will Tracy about the finale of his limited series featuring Winslet as a "lovely" authoritarian

Two mega-polls suggest that the Tories are heading for a defeat more catastrophic than they experienced in 1997. What if they’re right?