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Nicolae Ceaușescu: Quick Facts

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Born January 26, 1918 • Romania
Died December 25, 1989 (aged 71) • Târgoviște • Romania
Title / Office president (1974-1989), Romania
Political Affiliation Communist Party of Romania

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Nicolae Ceausescu, wearing a light gray suit and striped tie, sits outdoors near a garden with red flowers at his villa near Bucharest, Romania.
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