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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 Extraordinary Military Tribunal, a drumhead court-martial created at the request of a newly formed group called the National Salvation Front .
Nicolae Ceaușescu (/ tʃ aʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ s k uː / chow-SHESK-oo; Romanian: [nikoˈla.e tʃe̯a.uˈʃesku] ⓘ; 26 January [O.S. 13 January] 1918 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the second and last communist leader of Romania, serving as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989.
The execution of Horea and Cloșca in Alba Iulia, February 28, 1785. Habsburg monarchy. Horea and Cloșca, leaders of the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan, February 28, 1785; Norbert Ormay, colonel in the 1848 revolution, August 22, 1849; The 13 Martyrs of Arad, generals in the 1848 revolution, October 6, 1849; Moldavia. Luca Arbore ...
The Romanian revolution started in the city of Timișoara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the drumhead trial and execution of longtime Romanian Communist Party (PCR) General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, and the end of 42 years of Communist rule in Romania.
Leader Country Born Title Died Notes Ion Antonescu Romania: June 15, 1882: Prime minister (1940–1944) June 1, 1946: Executed by firing squad Ivan Bagryanov Bulgaria: October 29, 1891: Prime minister (1944) February 1, 1945: Executed Celâl Bayar Turkey: May 16, 1883: President (1950–1960) Prime minister (1937–1939) August 22, 1986
The following is a chronological list of notable heads of governments and heads of state deaths that have resulted from assassination or execution. This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro, Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe) are ...
The Romanian leader kept contacts with representatives of ethnic Romanian communities directly affected by the Second Vienna Award, including Transylvanian Greek-Catholic clergy. [218] Another aspect of Antonescu's nationalist policies was evidenced after the Balkans Campaign.
Two statutes dealing with war crimes were passed in 1945; the following year, Antonescu and three of his followers were executed by firing squad. [13] According to the military archives, between 1949 and 1963, largely corresponding with the rule of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, 260 people were executed in Romania, [13] including Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Eugen Ţurcanu, the Ioanid Gang, Oliviu ...