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Victor Stănculescu
Romanian general and politician (1928–2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor Atanasie Stănculescu (10 May 1928 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian general during the Communist era. He played a central role in the overthrow of the dictatorship by refusing to carry out the orders[clarification needed] of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu during the Romanian Revolution of December 1989. His inaction allowed the citizens demonstrating in Bucharest against the government to seize control. In addition, as a defense minister on 25 December 1989, Stănculescu organized the trial and execution of Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena Ceaușescu.[1]
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Following the revolution, Stănculescu served terms as Minister of National Economy and Minister of Defense until 1991.[2]
In 2008, Stănculescu and another general, former Interior Minister Mihai Chițac, were convicted of aggravated manslaughter by the Supreme Court for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters in Timișoara, during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.[3] Sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, he was freed in 2014.[4]
He died in 2016 at age 88.[2] His remains were cremated at the Vitan-Bârzești Crematorium .[5]
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