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With increasing debt, Ceaușescu enacted harsh economic measures that further impoverished the Romanian populace. Daily necessities became scarce, economic constraints tightened, and freedoms diminished, laying the groundwork for widespread dissent.
The Fall of the Ceaușescu Regime
By late 1989, Romania was poised on a brink. Amid nationwide protests, Ceaușescu's regime clung desperately to power. The eventual revolution that unfolded in December 1989 ultimately resulted in his capture and execution—an end that came to symbolize the collapse of an era characterized by egomania, devastation, and brutality.