Elena Ceaușescu
Elena Ceaușescu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena t͡ʃe̯auˈʃesku]; née Lenuța Petrescu; 7 January 1916[2] – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician. She was the wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania. She was also the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania.
Elena Ceaușescu | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 29 March 1980 – 22 December 1989 | |
| President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Prime Minister | Ilie Verdeț Constantin Dăscălescu |
| First Lady of Romania[1] | |
| In role 22 March 1965 – 22 December 1989 | |
| General Secretary | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Succeeded by | Nina Iliescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lenuța Petrescu 7 January 1916 Petrești, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 25 December 1989 (aged 73) Târgoviște, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nicolae Ceaușescu (m. 1947; died 1989) |
| Children | Valentin Zoia Nicu |
She and her husband Nicolae were publicly executed by a firing squad on 25 December 1989.
Elena Ceaușescu Media
Nicolae Ceaușescu at his 50th birthday party in 1968 with his parents and his wife Elena
Elena and Nicolae Ceaușescu with Emperor Hirohito during a visit in Tokyo in 1975
Elena behind her husband while he gives a speech, 1986
Elena Ceaușescu receiving an honorary doctorate in Manila (1975)
References
- ↑ Árpád Szoczi, Timisoara: The Real Story Behind the Romanian Revolution, 2013, ISBN 9781475958744
- ↑ "FOND C.C. AL P.C.R. –CABINETUL 2 – ELENA CEAUŞESCU INVENTAR Anii extremi: 1984–1989 Nr. u.a.: 180" (PDF). arhivelenationale.ro (in română). Arhivele Naționale (National Archives of Romania). Retrieved 8 April 2018.