Who is Nicolae Ceausescu?

Who is 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. Extracts of the graphic 90-minute videotape were aired exclusively by the French television network TF1.

What happened to Ceausescus’ face?

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. Voican serves as vice prime minister in the interim government headed by Prime Minister Ion Iliescu.

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.

Was there a plot to overthrow Ceausescu?

″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. ″There was also a movement from below,″ he said, referring to the popular uprising.