What prompted Răutu's downfall in the 1980s?
His daughter's decision to emigrate
Political scandal
Loss in elections
Revolutionary uprising
Answer
His daughter's decision to emigrate to the United States in 1981, along with her husband and son, was a public embarrassment to Ceauşescu. Ceauşescu had promoted Răutu to the politburo in 1965, and his daughter's defection was seen as a sign that Ceauşescu was losing control of the party. Răutu was removed from the politburo in 1982, and he died in obscurity in 1989.
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