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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 ...
Iliescu, 89, has repeatedly said he was innocent. Tuesday's official indictment came after prosecutors accused Iliescu last December of masterminding the formation of a group in December 1989 ...
Elena Ceaușescu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena tʃe̯a.uˈʃesku]; born Lenuța Petrescu; 7 January 1916 [2] – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician who was the wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
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 ...
The president of Romania serves as the head of state of Romania. The office was created by the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1974 and has developed into its modern form after the Romanian Revolution and the adoption of the 1991 constitution. The current president of Romania is Klaus Iohannis, who has been serving since 21 December 2014.