Ilie Ceaușescu
Ilie Ceauşescu (born June 8, 1926 in Scorniceşti , Romania ; † October 1, 2002 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian lieutenant general and historian .
Ceauşescu was a member of the Romanian Communist Party and the younger brother of the state and party leader Nicolae Ceauşescu . His military and political rise and fall was linked to that of his brother, until 1989 Ilie Ceaușescu served him as Deputy Minister of Defense . After the death of Defense Minister Vasile Milea during the revolution in December 1989 , Ilie Ceaușescu served as acting minister for a few days. He was also listed as the editor of several military-historical treatises (including a multi-volume military history of the Romanian people ), in which he published some highly controversial theses ( e.g. Unorganized State , 200-day thesis ).
literature
- Los Angeles Times October 5, 2002: Ilie Ceausescu, 76; Defense Official in Brother's Regime
- Studia politica : Romanian political science review , volume 8, pages 314-322. Editura Meridiane, Bucharest 2008
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ceaușescu, Ilie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ceaușescu, Elie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian general and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scorniceşti |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2002 |
| Place of death | Bucharest |