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Elena Ceaușescu was a Romanian politician, chemist, and conducător. Born in Petrești on January 7, 1919, she was educated at the University of Bucharest and spoke Romanian. She served as a member of the Romanian Communist Party and held the position of deputy prime minister. Additionally, she was the First Lady of Romania, married to Nicolae Ceaușescu.
She received several awards, including the Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania, the Order of the Victory of Socialism, the Order of the Liberator General San Martín, and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Her children were Nicu, Zoia, and Valentin Ceaușescu. She was convicted of abuse of power and died by capital punishment via gunshot wound on December 25, 1989, in Târgoviște. She is buried at Ghencea Cemetery.
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Petrești, Romania
Elena Ceaușescu (born Lenuța Petrescu; 7 January 1916 [O.S. 25 December 1915] – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician, 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…
Known for
- The death of the Conducător (a Christmas film) — Herself (archive footage)2025
- Tovarășu': facerea, gloria și desfacerea unui dictator2023
- Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Certainty of Probabilities — Herself2021
- 30 Years of Democracy — Self (archive footage)2019
- HyperNormalisation — Self (archive footage)2016
- Trading Germans — Herself (archive footage)2014
- The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu — Self (archive footage)2010
- The Last Days of the Ceaușescus — Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)2010
- The Last Day1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Petrești
- Place of death
- Târgoviște
- Spouse
- Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Child
- Valentin Ceaușescu
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- First Lady of Romania
- Educated at
- University of Bucharest
- Political party
- Romanian Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Native language
- Romanian
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- Elena Ceausescu portrait.jpg
- Convicted of
- abuse of power
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- Commons category
- Elena Ceaușescu
- date of birth
- 1919-01-07
- date of death
- 1989-12-25
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Elena Ceaușescu
- place of burial
- Ghencea Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Elena Ceaușescu
- allegiance
- Socialist Republic of Romania
- birth name
- Elena Petrescu
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Encyclopedic overview
Elena Ceaușescu (née Petrescu; 20 January [O.S. 7 January] 1919 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and doctor of chemistry 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.
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