December 22 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu’s Romanian Dictatorship Ends
December 22nd 2011 00:01
December 22nd 1989 saw the end of Nicolae Ceausescu’s dictatorship in Romania, after politician Ion Iliescu became the new President. It was also the official end of Communism within Romania, after 42 years of Communist rule under leaders Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej and Nicolae Ceausescu. While Gheorghiu-Dej is often condemned as a neo-Stalinist ruler, despite his attempts to abandon such labels, most of the negative light is dispensed by historians onto the second leader, Ceausescu, who took over in 1965.
Nicolae Ceaucescu and his wife, Elena, were held under trial before being found guilty and executed.
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Nicolae Ceaucescu and his wife, Elena, were held under trial before being found guilty and executed.
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