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The Execution of the Ceau艧escus
On December 25th 1989, Nicolae and Elena Ceau艧escu were executed by firing squad.
It was the end of one of the most repressive regimes in former communist eastern Europe.
Nicolae and Elena Ceau艧escu were executed by firing squad on 25 December 1989.
It was the end of one of the most repressive regimes in former Communist eastern Europe.
Petre Roman took part in the revolution that overthrew the Ceau艧escus and became the country's first democratic prime minister.
Photo: Elena and Nicolae Ceau艧escu in the November before their execution, Credit: Getty Images
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