- Born
- January 20, 1919
- Died
- December 25, 1989 (aged 70)
- Known as
- politician, chemist
Elena Ceaușescu was a Romanian 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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