Years in power
1965 — 1989
DeceasedRomania
Nicolae Ceaușescu
1965 — 1989 · A concise record of the regime, documented abuses, and the public sources behind this profile.
Estimated toll
60k+
Timeline events
3
Linked sources
1
Chronology
Rise, rule, and aftermath
1965–1989
Personalist communist rule
1966
Decree 770 sharply restricts abortion and contraception
1982
Severe austerity imposed to repay foreign debt
1989
Revolution topples regime; Ceaușescus executed
Evidence ledger
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