Nicolae Ceaușescu

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Born January 26, 1918 · Scornicești, România

Died December 25, 1989

Biography

Nicolae Ceaușescu (5 February [O.S. 23 January] 1918[1] – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was also the country's head of state from 1967, serving as President of the State Council and from 1974 concurrently as President of the Republic, until his overthrow and execution in the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, part of a series of anti-Communist uprisings in Eastern Europe that year.

Awards & recognition

Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania · 1988
Order of Karl Marx · 1988
Order of Lenin · 1988
Order of the Victory of Socialism · 1988
Collar of the Order of the White Lion · 1987

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Gold Olympic Order · 1985
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · 1985
Order of the Crown of the Realm · 1984
Order of José Martí · 1983
Order of Stara Planina · 1983
Order of the October Revolution · 1983
Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania · 1981
Order of the Victory of Socialism · 1981
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav · 1980
Knight of the Order of the Elephant · 1980
Knight of the Seraphim · 1980
Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit · 1979
Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania · 1978
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath · 1978
Order of Georgi Dimitrov · 1978
Order of Lenin · 1978
Order of the Victory of Socialism · 1978
Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword · 1975
Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross · 1975
honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis · 1975
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · 1975
Order of Sikatuna · 1975
Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín · 1974
Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru · 1973
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1973
anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire · 1971
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1971
Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania · 1971
Order of the Victory of Socialism · 1971
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" · 1970
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1969
Grand Star of the Decoration — Services to the Republic of Austria · 1969
Order of Labor First Class · 1966
Order Of The Defense Of The Fatherland, 1st class · 1966
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star · 1966
Order of Tudor Vladimirescu, 1st class · 1966
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · 1965
Hero of Socialist Labour of Romania · 1964
Medal "40 years since the founding of the Communist Party of Romania" · 1961
Order 23rd of August, 1st grade · 1959
Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 1st class · 1958
Order of Labor Third Class · 1949
The Order "Defence of the Motherland" 2nd Class · 1949
Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 3rd class · 1948
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria"
The honorary doctor of Lebanese University

Filmography3 titles

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2016as Self (archive footage)

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017as Self (archive footage)

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

2019as Self - Politician (archive footage)