What happened to Nicolae Ceausescu?
PARIS (AP) _ Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu wept silently and his wife Elena begged for mercy as soldiers readied them for the firing squad, according to footage of their execution broadcast Sunday. Ceausescus Beg For Mercy, Weep in New Execution Footage
Was Nicolae Ceausescu buried in an Orthodox Church?
Subsequent images showed Nicolae Ceausescu embalmed and prepared for burial. His face appeared broken and gray. Gelu Voican, the gray-bearded civilian who organized the proceedings, later was filmed before the two graves where he said the Ceausescus were buried in an Orthodox ceremony.
Did the Ceausescu die before the medic checked her for signs of life?
Later footage shows a medic checking Mrs. Ceausescu for signs of life as she lies in a stream of blood pouring from a wound in her head. Le Ribault and others say the state of the bodies show the Ceausescus died hours before the medic checked them.
Was there a plot to overthrow Romania’s Ceausescu?
The Sun of Baltimore said Sunday that some Romanian specialists believe the Ceausescus were killed by coup plotters who moved ahead their plans when the popular revolt broke out. ″There was a plot to overthrow Ceausescu,″ it quoted Pierre Hassner, a specialist on Eastern Europe at the Center of International Study and Research in Paris, as saying.