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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Born: November 8, 1901
Died: March 19, 1965
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (8 November 1901 – 19 March 1965) was a Romanian communist politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately "Romanian Workers' Party", PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955.

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Title: Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 6, 2023
Type: TV
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In-depth documentary mini-series presenting the rise, rule and fall of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and the way he shaped both Romanian and international history.
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State Funeral
Title: State Funeral
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 22, 2019
Type: Movie
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The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
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Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
Title: Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 14, 1991
Type: Movie
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Veteran journalist and author Edward Behr spent a year investigating the rise and fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Executed on Christmas Day 1989, Ceausescu was once a hero to his own people, and in the west. Behr's film reveals the truth behind the myth, in a tale of megalomania, farce, and horror.
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