25 years ago, on December 22, 1989, the communist president of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrow by Ion Lliescu after days of bloody confrontation. Ceausescus notorious security police had killed thousands and the Romanian economy was in steep decline. The deposed dictator attempted to flee the capital, Bucharest with his wife, Eleva. However, they were captured, tried, convicted and executed by December 25.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 05:41:15 +0000
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