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Ion Iliescu, Romania's provisional president, supported holding a trial first. [7] [10] During the evening of 24 December 1989, Stănculescu sent the secret code "recourse to the method" to Kemenici, referring to the execution of the Ceaușescus. A ten-member tribunal was formed to try the case. [11] The members of the panel were all military ...
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 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.
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 ...
European Union and NATO state Romania holds a run-off ballot on Dec. 8, to replace outgoing two-time president and staunch Ukraine ally Klaus Iohannis, with a parliamentary election sandwiched in ...
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's top court on Friday postponed a decision on whether to annul the first round of a presidential election until Dec. 2, after a shock result caused suspicions of ...
Romania: January 26, 1918: President (1967–1989) December 25, 1989: Executed by firing squad Charles I of England England Scotland Ireland: November 19, 1600: King (1625–1649) January 30, 1649: Executed by decapitation Chen Gongbo Collaborationist China: October 19, 1892: President (1944–1945) June 3, 1946: Executed by firing squad Chun ...
It remains unclear whether Georgescu, who opposes Romanian support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, will be allowed to run for president again. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie; editing by Giles ...