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Who appointed Tismăneanu as the head of the Presidential Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania?

  • Romanian President Traian Băsescu

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • US President Barack Obama

  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer

Tismăneanu was appointed by Romanian President Traian Băsescu as the head of the Presidential Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania in 2005. The commission was established to investigate and document the human rights abuses committed by the Communist regime in Romania.
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