National Salvation Front

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The National Salvation Front was a Romanian political organization that emerged from the 1989 revolution, initially serving as the provisional governing body and later evolving into a dominant post-communist party led by figures such as Ion Iliescu.

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instanceOf political organization
political party
provisional government
accusedOf dominating post-communist transition
neo-communism
cameToPowerBy revolution
chairperson Ion Iliescu
country Romania
dissolutionReason ideological split
internal conflicts
dissolved early 1990s
emergedFrom Romanian Revolution of 1989
foundedDuring Romanian Revolution of 1989
governed Romania
headquartersLocation Bucharest
ideology post-communism
social democracy
inception December 1989
keyMember Dan Marțian
Dumitru Mazilu
Gelu Voican Voiculescu
Ion Iliescu
Petre Roman
Silviu Brucan
language Romanian
leader Ion Iliescu
legalForm front of political and civic groups
legislativeBodyControlled Provisional Council of National Unity
Romanian Parliament
nativeName Frontul Salvării Naționale
opposedBy Romanian democratic opposition
participatedIn Romanian general election, 1990
politicalPosition centre-left
positionHeld provisional governing body of Romania
precededBy Romanian Communist Party
presidentElected Ion Iliescu
primeMinisterElected Petre Roman
replaced Romanian Communist Party
Socialist Republic of Romania government
securedOffice President of Romania
Prime Minister of Romania
shortName FSN
splitInto Democratic National Salvation Front
Party of Social Democracy in Romania
spokesperson Petre Roman
successor Democratic Party (Romania)
Party of Social Democracy in Romania
wonElection Romanian general election, 1990

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Ion Iliescu memberOfPoliticalParty National Salvation Front
Ion Iliescu memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic National Salvation Front
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PSD predecessor National Salvation Front
National Salvation Front succeededBy Democratic National Salvation Front
linked to: National Salvation Front
National Salvation Front legitimizedBy National Salvation Front Council
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Council of the National Salvation Front partOf National Salvation Front
Gelu Voican Voiculescu memberOf National Salvation Front
Gelu Voican Voiculescu politicalAffiliation National Salvation Front
Petre Roman politicalParty National Salvation Front
Cazimir Ionescu wasMemberOf National Salvation Front
Nicolae Militaru memberOf National Salvation Front (Romania)
linked to: National Salvation Front
Golaniad anti-communist protests of 1990 opposedTo National Salvation Front
Golaniad anti-communist protests of 1990 opponent National Salvation Front supporters
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President of the National Salvation Front Council partOf National Salvation Front Council
linked to: National Salvation Front
President of the National Salvation Front Council appointedBy National Salvation Front Council
linked to: National Salvation Front
National Salvation Front splitInto Democratic National Salvation Front
linked to: National Salvation Front