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Nicolae Ceaușescu was the leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania from 1965 to 1989. He rose to power with the help of Ștefan Voitec, who was the head of the Communist Party of Romania at the time. Voitec sanctioned Ceaușescu's rise, and he helped to consolidate his power. Ceaușescu ruled Romania with an iron fist for over 24 years, and he was eventually overthrown and executed in 1989.