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Inside the final days of Nicolae Ceaușescu, the Romanian dictator executed on Christmas Day

For 24 years, Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled Romania with an iron fist. Then, in late December 1989, his leadership disintegrated in less than a week. By Christmas Day, he’d been executed. How could a leader ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune

Romanians at Ceausescu’s grave, 25 years after death

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians nostalgic for the communist era gathered Thursday at the grave of former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, who were tried and executed on Christmas Day ...
KPBS

25 Years After Death, A Dictator Still Casts A Shadow In Romania

Soldiers and armed civilians occupy the office of ousted Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu in the capital Bucharest on Dec. 26, 1989, the day after he was executed. A crowd of Romanians gathered in ...
Seattle Times

Romania: Ceausescu palatial home draws 1000s of tourists

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The Palace of Spring, the official residence of Nicolae Ceausescu, has opened its gilded doors to the public more than two decades after the dictator and his wife were shot ...