Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceauşescu (pronounced [ni.koˈla.e tʃa.uˈʃes.ku]; 26 January 1918 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist dictator from 1965 until 1989. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 he was deposed, tried and publicly executed by a firing squad along with his wife Elena Ceaușescu. He had been the only Communist dictator of Eastern Europe who had been charged for crimes against humanity and genocide during the revolutions of 1989. As of 2024, his execution was the last one on Romanian soil.^[1][2][3]

Nicolae Ceauşescu
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party
In office 22 March 1965 – 22 December 1989
Preceded by	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Succeeded by	Party abolished
7th President of Romania
In office 9 December 1967 – 22 December 1989
Preceded by	Chivu Stoica
Succeeded by	Ion Iliescu
Personal details
Born	(1918-01-26)26 January 1918 Scorniceşti, Olt, Romania
Died	25 December 1989(1989-12-25) (aged 71) Târgovişte, Dâmboviţa, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Political party	Communist Party of Romania
Spouse(s)	Elena Ceaușescu
Children	Valentin Ceauşescu, Zoia Ceauşescu, Nicu Ceauşescu
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Nicolae Ceausescu died in 1989 during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.