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About Nicolae Ceauşescu
Nicolae Ceauşescu was a communist politician from Romania. He served as the general secretary for the Romanian Communist Party for 24 years (1965 to 1989). In 1967, he became the president of the State Council. In 1974, he was elected as the President of Romania. He reigned for 15 years. He adopted the totalitarianism style of ruling.
In 1932, Ceauşescu joined the Communist Party when he was 14 years old. He was arrested and jailed on numerous occasions. It was during one of his jail terms that he met the first communist leader of Romania, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, with who he happened to share a prison cell with. His political career was much influenced by the said man.
In 1944, he was appointed as the secretary of the Union of Communist Youth.
Prior to his political journey, he was an apprentice shoemaker in his teens.
Family
He was born to Andruță Ceaușescu and Alexandrina Lixandra. He had eight siblings namely. In 1947, he wedded Elena Petrescu. He birthed three children named Nicu Ceaușescu, Valentin Ceaușescu, and Zoia Ceauşescu.
Death
He was assassinated in 1989 by firing squad after he was sentenced to death for engaging in corruption and genocide.
Honors
Ceauşescu received several local accolades including the Order of Labour, Hero of Romania (3), Order of Homeland Defence, Order of the Star of the Republic of Romania, and Hero of Socialist Labour.
Additionally, he received other foreign honors such as the Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín in 1974 from Argentina, the Great Star of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 1969 from Austria, and the Order of the Southern Cross in 1975 from Brazil.
Trivia
He declared Romania as a socialist state.
During his tenure in office, there was a shortage of food in Romania.
Ceauşescu was first arrested when he was fifteen years old.
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F.A.Q. about Nicolae Ceauşescu
When is his birthday?
Nicolae Ceauşescu's birthday is on January 26, 1918.
In how many days is his birthday?
Nicolae's birthday is in 276 days
How old was Nicolae when he died?
He was 71 years old.
When did he die?
He died in December 25, 1989.
How old would he be today?
Nicolae Ceauşescu would be 106 years old if he was alive today.