Elena Ceaușescu

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Elena Ceaușescu was a prominent Romanian communist politician and the influential wife of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, known for her powerful role in the regime and her controversial cult of personality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Lady
Romanian politician
chemist
communist politician
human
birthName Elena Petrescu
burialPlace Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania
causeOfDeath execution
child Nicu Ceaușescu
Valentin Ceaușescu
Zoia Ceaușescu
convictedOf abuse of power (as charged by 1989 tribunal)
genocide (as charged by 1989 tribunal)
undermining the national economy (as charged by 1989 tribunal)
countryOfCitizenship Romania
dateOfBirth 1916-01-07
dateOfDeath 1989-12-25
educatedAt Politehnica University of Bucharest
ethnicGroup Romanians
familyName Elena Ceaușescu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ceaușescu
fieldOfWork polymer chemistry
givenName Elena
hasHonorificTitle Romanian Academy
surface form: Academician (Romanian Academy)

Doctor of Science
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
memberOfPoliticalParty Romanian Communist Party
name Elena Ceaușescu self-link
nativeLanguage Romanian
notableFor accumulation of numerous domestic and foreign scientific and academic titles
central figure in the Ceaușescu cult of personality
influence over Romanian domestic and scientific policy
prominent role in the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu
notableWork research and patents in polymer chemistry (attributed under her name)
occupation chemical researcher
party official
politician
partOf Ceaușescu regime
placeOfBirth Petrești, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania
placeOfDeath Târgoviște
surface form: Târgoviște, Romania
politicalIdeology Marxism–Leninism
national communism
positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
First Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
Member of the Executive Political Committee of the Romanian Communist Party
President of the National Council for Science and Technology
religion atheism
residence Bucharest
surface form: Bucharest, Romania
sexOrGender female
spouse Nicolae Ceaușescu
trial Romanian military tribunal, 25 December 1989
workLocation Bucharest
surface form: Bucharest, Romania

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Elena Ceaușescu familyName Elena Ceaușescu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ceaușescu
Romanian Communist Party generalSecretary Elena Ceaușescu
Elena Ceaușescu name Elena Ceaușescu self-link
Nicolae Ceaușescu spouse Elena Ceaușescu