DSS
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DSS is the abbreviated name of the Securitate, the notorious secret police service of Communist Romania.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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secret police agency → |
| abbreviationOf |
Departamentul Securității Statului
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| activeDuring |
Cold War
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| alsoKnownAs |
Securitate
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| associatedWithLeader |
Nicolae Ceaușescu
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| controlledBy |
Romanian Communist Party
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| country |
Romania
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| field |
intelligence
→
internal security → state security → |
| fullName |
Departamentul Securității Statului
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| hasReputation |
instrument of state terror
→
notorious secret police → |
| ideologyContext |
communism
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| jurisdiction |
domestic security in Romania
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| languageOfName |
Romanian
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| legacy |
controversial in post-communist Romania
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source of extensive secret archives → subject of lustration debates → |
| notableFor |
censorship enforcement
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domestic surveillance → human rights abuses → monitoring political dissidents → political repression → |
| operatedIn |
Socialist Republic of Romania
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| opposed |
ethnic minority activists
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political opposition → religious dissidents → |
| politicalSystemContext |
communist regime
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| primaryObjective |
prevent counterrevolutionary activity
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protect the communist regime → |
| regionServed |
Romania
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| relatedTo |
Eastern Bloc security services
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| roleUnderCeaușescu |
maintaining regime stability
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suppressing dissent → |
| similarTo |
KGB
→
Stasi → |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania
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| timePeriod |
communist era in Romania
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| usedMethods |
informant networks
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interrogation → mail interception → phone tapping → psychological intimidation → surveillance → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Securitate
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|
abbreviation |