Funeral of the King of the Roma
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Funeral for the old King of the Roma Gypsies Florin Cioaba. The day after Florin Ciaoba's funeral, was the crowning of his sons, as two kings; Daniel and Dorian Cioaba. Daniel with the bigger crown is King of Romanian Roma Gypies whilst his older Brother Dorian has the smaller crown and is King of Gypsies of the world and deals with foriegn affairs. Their mother Marita oversees the crowning ceremony
Florin Cioaba's hearse (a lorry) packed with security guards is taken from The Cioaba family home to the cemetery. Florin Tănase Cioabă (1954 – 18 August 2013) was a Romanian Romani Pentecostal minister and self-proclaimed "King of Roma around the world". He died on 18 August 2013 of cardiac arrest at Akdeniz Üniversitesi in Antalya. He was 58 years old.
In September 2003, Florin Cioaba sparked controversy when he married his 12 year-old daughter Ana-Maria to Mihai Bitrita, a Roma boy aged 15. However, following the wave of criticism, he promised to work to uproot the tradition of child marriages among the Roma. Florin Cioaba also encouraged Roma families to send their children to school during his attempt to fight poverty resulting from a lack of education. Cioaba was elected president of the International Romani Union in April this year
Florin Cioaba's hearse (a lorry) packed with security guards is taken from The Cioaba family home to the cemetery. Florin Tănase Cioabă (1954 – 18 August 2013) was a Romanian Romani Pentecostal minister and self-proclaimed "King of Roma around the world". He died on 18 August 2013 of cardiac arrest at Akdeniz Üniversitesi in Antalya. He was 58 years old.
In September 2003, Florin Cioaba sparked controversy when he married his 12 year-old daughter Ana-Maria to Mihai Bitrita, a Roma boy aged 15. However, following the wave of criticism, he promised to work to uproot the tradition of child marriages among the Roma. Florin Cioaba also encouraged Roma families to send their children to school during his attempt to fight poverty resulting from a lack of education. Cioaba was elected president of the International Romani Union in April this year
