Elena Ceaușescu
Elena Ceaușescu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena tʃe̯a.uˈʃesku]; born Lenuța Petrescu; 7 January 1916 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician who 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. Following the Romanian Revolution in 1989, she was executed alongside her husband on 25 December.
Elena Ceaușescu | |
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Portrait of Elena (date unknown) | |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 29 March 1980 – 22 December 1989 | |
| President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Prime Minister | Ilie Verdeț Constantin Dăscălescu |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Oprea |
| Succeeded by | Mihai Drăgănescu |
| President of the Council of National Science and Technology | |
| In office 8 April 1980 – 22 December 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Ilie Verdeț Constantin Dăscălescu |
| Preceded by | Ioan Ursu |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| First Lady of Romania | |
| In role 28 March 1974 – 22 December 1989 | |
| President | Nicolae Ceaușescu |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nina Iliescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lenuța Petrescu 7 January 1916 Petrești, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 25 December 1989 (aged 73) Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Resting place | Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania |
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party |
| Spouse |
Nicolae Ceaușescu
(m. 1946; their deaths 1989) |
| Children |
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| Criminal conviction | |
| Conviction(s) | Genocide |
| Trial | Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Romanian dissidents |
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