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Nicolae Ceaușescu ( / tʃaʊˈʃɛskuː / chow-SHESK-oo, Romanian: [nikoˈla.e tʃe̯a.uˈʃesku] ⓘ, 26 January [ O.S. 13 January] 1918 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician who served as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989. He was the second and last communist leader of Romania.
- Constantin Ion ParhonPetru Groza
The trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu were held on 25 December 1989 in Târgoviște, Romania. [1] . The trial was conducted by an Exceptional Military Tribunal, a drumhead court-martial created at the request of a newly formed group called the National Salvation Front.
Jun 19, 2024 · Nicolae Ceaușescu (born January 26, 1918, Scornicești, Romania—died December 25, 1989, Târgovişte) was a Communist official who was the leader of Romania from 1965 until he was overthrown and killed in a revolution in 1989.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Nicolae Ceausescu? Nicolae Ceausescu met future Romanian leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in prison, and succeeded him after his death in 1965.
Dec 25, 2019 · Nicolae Ceausescu, who had effectively presided over the deaths of many thousands through his political intransigence and callous disregard, was the last victim of his own regime.
It was on Christmas Day 30 years ago that Romania's tyrannical communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was executed by firing squad after a summary trial. A bloody battle played out in Romania in...
Dec 24, 2014 · Nicolae Ceausescu ruled with an iron fist for 25 years until he was overthrown and executed on Christmas Day in 1989. A quarter-century after his ouster, the country is still...
