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Biography
Ion Horia Leonida Caramitru was a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, and political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) cabinets of Victor Ciorbea, Gavril Dejeu, Radu Vasile, Alexandru Athanasiu, and Mugur Isărescu. He was married to actress Micaela Caracaș and had three sons: Ștefan, Andrei, and Matei Caramitru. He was a relevant figure of the Aromanian community of Romania.
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Awards & recognition
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · 2000
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 1997
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1995
- honorary citizen of Bucharest
- Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania
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- Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Royal House of Romania
