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6. Ion Antonescu

Ion Antonescu was the Prime Minister of Romania between 1940 and 1944. He gave himself the title Conductor, which roughly translates into English as leader. The title is seen by many to be the equivalent to Duce in Italian fascism and Fuhrer from German Nazism. Antonescu lead Romania throughout much of WWII and clearly sided with Hitler, Mussolini, and the other axis powers.

Under his rule, Romania also joined the axis in Operation Barbarossa, the name given to the attempted invasion of Russia. Antonescu was a contributor to the holocaust and his policies were responsible for the deaths of approximately 400,000 people. He was tried and executed after the war for war crimes.

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