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The society that funded him forced a choice: loyalty or truth?
A Romanian diplomat accepts an unpaid posting; crossing a war-torn continent, his identity is tested - can loyalty and truth survive?
The society that funded him forced a choice: loyalty or truth?
This episode explores the life of Nicolae Dimitrie Xenopol, Romania's first Ambassador to Japan, a man whose career was marked by conflict and reinvention. It examines the forces that shaped him and the choices he made that led him to a diplomatic post at the edge of the world.
Person: Nicolae Dimitrie Xenopol
Date: October 11, 1858
Location: Iași, Romania
Event: Diplomatic posting to Japan
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