Horia Sima (1907 - 1993)

Horia Sima (1907-1993). Sima became the second leader of the Iron Guard in 1938 after Codreanu was murdered. Sima was a staunch patriot and lifelong fighter of Communism. The spirit of Romania refused to accept defeat after WWII. Like Croatia, a government-in-exile was set up abroad. The leader of the Iron Guard, Horia Sima, led this movement for national freedom. Like Ante Pavelic, Horia Sima found protection in Spain under General Franco. After the war Sima lived in Paris and Italy before finally going into exile in Spain. His enemies wanted him dead and in 1946 sentenced him to death in absentia in Romania. Sima made many alliances and connections with other anti-communist movements during the years to come. He was a tireless opponent of the evils of communism, and never slackened in his fight for his beloved Romania. On May 25, 1993 he passed the torch of the Iron Guard and died quietly in Madrid.

Below: 'The Suffering Europe'. This stamp, circa 1959, was from the Romanian government-in-exile.

- Alternative History 2039