HE WAS A LEADER OF THE VELVET REVOLUTION
HE MADE EDUCATION FREE AND COMPULSORY
HIS NICKNAME WAS "LION"
THE HERO OF TWO WORLDS
HE GRANTED AMNESTY TO POLITICAL PRISONERS
HIS FATHER WANTED HIM TO BE PRIEST
HE FORMED THE NATIONAL ROMANIAN COMMITTEE
HE BECAME EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER IN 2004
