Nicolae Ceauşescu

male, deceased (1989)
death by firearm in Romania, revolutions of 1989, Cold War leader, president, executed, politician…Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, President of Romania, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Order of St. Olav, Knight of the Elephant
Nicolae Ceauşescu (IPA, in English, sometimes (and erroneously)) (January 26, 1918-December 25,1989) was the leader of Romania from 1965 until D...
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

male, deceased (1965)
Anti-Revisionists, Cold War leader, Communism, communist, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Communist ruler
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the Communist leader of Romania from 1948 until his death in 1965.
Gheorghe Apostol

Gheorghe Apostol

male, 96 years old
communist party, romanian, Trade unionist, diplomat, dissident, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp
Gheorghe Apostol is a Romanian politician, and a former leader of the Communist Party noted for his rivalry with Nicolae Ceauşescu.
Chivu Stoica

Chivu Stoica

male, deceased (1975)
suicide by firearm, Malaxa, ploughman, Constantin Doncea, Gheorghe Vasilichi, bucharest…Griviţa Strike of 1933, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Târgu Jiu, Council of State of Romania, Prime Minister of Romania
Chivu Stoica was a leading Romanian Communist politician.. Stoica was born in Smeeni, Buzău County, the sixth child of a ploughman. At age 12 he l...

Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu

male, deceased (1954)
Political scientist, Newspaper editor, executed, World War II, Economist, romanian…University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest alumni, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, University of Bucharest faculty, Communist Party of Romania
Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his acti...
Miron Constantinescu

Miron Constantinescu

male, deceased (1974)
Newspaper editor, Romanian Academy, romanian, Marxist, communist, journalist…University of Bucharest alumni, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp
Miron Constantinescu was a Romanian communist politician, a leading member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR, known as PMR for a period of his...
Scarlat Callimachi

Scarlat Callimachi

male, deceased (1975)
Romanian magazine founder, Romanian newspaper founder, anarchist, Newspaper editor, Magazine editor, Romanian union leader…Member of the Romanian National Peasants' Party, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp
Scarlat Callimachi or Calimachi (nicknamed "Prinţul Roşu", "the Red Prince"; September 20, 1896-June 2, 1975) was a Romanian journalist, es...
Grigore Preoteasa

Grigore Preoteasa

male, deceased (1957)
Newspaper editor, Plane crash victim, communist, journalist, activist, Communism…Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, University of Bucharest alumni, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Hungarian revolution of 1956
Grigore Preoteasa (August 25 1915-November 4 1957) was a Romanian communist activist, journalist, and politician, who served as Communist Romania's...

Nicolae Rădescu

male, deceased (1953)
Romanian Land Forces general, Romanian Minister of Interior, Soviets, romanian, fascist, Crusade…Chief of the General Staff of Romania, Prime Minister of Romania, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Communist Party of Romania, National Museum of Art of Romania
Nicolae Rădescu was a Romanian army officer and political figure. He was the last pre-communist rule Prime Minister of Romania, serving from D...

Nicolae Carandino

male, deceased (1996)
Emil Socor, Legionnaires' Rebellion, N. D. Cocea, Legionnaires' Rebellion and Bucharest Pogrom, authoritarianism, left-wing…Member of the Romanian National Peasants' Party, Inmates of Târgu Jiu camp, Chairpersons of the National Theatre Bucharest, Târgu Jiu
Nicolae Carandino was a Romanian journalist, pamphleteer, translator, dramatist, and politician. He was born in Brăila into a family of i...