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Iliescu

American  
[il-ee-es-koo] / ˌɪl iˈɛs ku /

noun

  1. Ion, born 1930, Romanian political leader: president 1990–96, 2000–04.


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Marquez is survived by his sons Alex Marquez, Danilo Marquez, Radu Iliescu and, the many who knew him say, the environmental justice movement writ large.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2025

"It is with deep regret that the government announces the passing of the former President of Romania, Mr Ion Iliescu," a government statement said, adding that details of a state funeral would be shared soon.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

Mircea Iliescu, a Romanian doctor in human evolutionary genetics at the University of Cambridge, says that even if that is the case, Romania still “has a lot of people susceptible to hospitalization.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 2021

In the 2000 elections, Ion Iliescu was elected to a third term as president.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Though these parties do not yet exercise any real power, President Ion Iliescu has felt obliged to court their support.

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