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The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was swift and bloody. One of Europe's harshest political regimes was overthrown by a popular uprising literally within a few days. But what happens to a country that suddenly gains freedom? How do you build democracy in a state where freedom of thought has been suppressed for decades? One of the effective tools for building new political institutions is lustration-a process of purging officials associated with the former regime. It's one of the most challenging decisions on the path from dictatorship to democracy