Victor Stănculescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVictor Stănculescu
Romanian general and politician, Minister of National Defence (1990–1991)
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Place of Birth: Tecuci, Galați County, Romania
About Victor Stănculescu
- Victor Atanasie Stanculescu (10 May 1928 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian general during the Communist era.
- He played a central role in the overthrow of the dictatorship by refusing to carry out the orders of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
- His inaction allowed the citizens demonstrating in Bucharest against the government to seize control.
- In addition, as a defense minister on 25 December 1989, Stanculescu organized the trial and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu and Elena Ceausescu.In 2008, Stanculescu and another general, former Interior Minister Mihai Chi?ac, were convicted of aggravated manslaughter by the Supreme Court for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters in Timisoara, during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
- Sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, he was freed in 2014.He died in 2016 at age 88.
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