He was Romania's first freely elected leader after communism fell in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.

Iliescu presided over the Eastern European country's chaotic transition from communism to democracy. He was hospitalized for lung cancer in early June.

E' morto a 95 anni Ion Iliescu, ex leader comunista poi primo presidente della Romania dopo la rivoluzione del 1989 che pose fine al regime di Nicolae Ceausescu. (ANSA)