Who took over the party leadership from Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej?
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Leonte Răutu
Ana Pauker
Ion Iliescu
Answer
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania from 1965 to 1989. He took over the party leadership from Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in 1965 and became the country's president in 1974. Ceaușescu's rule was characterized by a cult of personality, widespread corruption, and economic mismanagement. He was overthrown and executed in the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
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