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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