Ceaușescu Part One: They Passed An Extreme Abortion Law that Killed 100,000's of Women and Children

In 1971, Romanian leaders Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu visited Mao Zedong in China and were captivated by his near-deification. For the Ceaușescus, both born into poverty, this vision of power was intoxicating, and they sought to replicate it in Communist Romania. Nicolae's megalomania grew, and after becoming President, he and Elena ruled for 18 years, creating a cult of personality through oppressive policies. Their regime became infamous for economic collapse, human rights abuses, and the genocide of thousands, ending with their execution in 1989. Their legacy remains a stark reminder of unchecked power and authoritarianism. Thanks to Mike Meyers for the theme music, you can follow him on X @themikeshow42. The background music of this episode is “A Secret Comes Out” by John Bartmann (Free Music Archive)(CC0 1.0) https://tinyurl.com/secretcomesout #history #notyourhistoryclass #romania #abortionban #abortion #womensrights #humanrights #lgbtqrights #ceausescu #elenaceausescu #nicolaeceasescu #thescientist #theshoemaker #thescientistandtheshoemaker #vasiledumitrescu #scornesti #bucharest #communism #communist #marxism #lenin #wwII #learningdisability #concentrationcamp #tradwife #birthrate #decree770 #maternalmortality #ministryofhealth #warsawpact #easternbloc #sovietunion #germany #securitate #secretpolice #megalomaniac #narcissist #lazlotokes #chairmanmao #henrykissinger #secretaryofstate #harrypotter #womansday #nomenklatura #fidelcastro #mircearaceanu #genocide #frenchrevolution #romanianrevolution #revolution #donaldtrump SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS www.notyourhistoryclass.com https://www.instagram.com/notyourhistoryclass/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566814031230https://x.com/nyhcpodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@notyourhistoryclass SOURCES https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/how-a-romanian-holocaust-historian-became-a-diplomat-to-israel-680438 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-announce-boycott-of-1984-olympics https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47858664 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50821546 https://www.rferl.org/a/romanian-prosecutors-indict-ex-leader-for-1989-uprising-deaths/29174615.html https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/12/24/369593135/25-years-after-death-a-dictator-still-casts-a-shadow-in-romania https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/a-moral-issue-to-correct-the-long-tail-of-elena-Ceaușescus-fraudulent-scientific-work https://www.rferl.org/a/absolute-power-the-astonishing-personal-photos-of-nicolae-Ceaușescu/31195461.html www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/202402/how-and-why-power-corrupts-people%3famp https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/romania/ziua-nationalahttps://virtuaalne.ajaloomuuseum.ee/huvasticharlie/index1fe9.html?id=10777 https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1990/8/elena-Ceaușescu-the-shaping-of-an-ogress https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/a-moral-issue-to-correct-the-long-tail-of-elena-Ceaușescus-fraudulent-scientific-work https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolae-Ceaușescu#ref133682 https://paperpile.com/blog/elena-Ceaușescu-scientist-fraud/ https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/people/Ceaușescu-nicolae https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania/National-communism#ref477028 https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania/Communist-Romania#ref477017 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/was-romania-part-of-the-ussr.html#:~:text=Romania%20was%20never%20part%20of,a%20country%20known%20as%20Moldova. https://victimsofcommunism.org/award/hon-bishop-laszlo-tokes/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/romania/labor-day https://enrs.eu/article/the-romanian-revolution https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_138294.htm#:~:text=The%20Warsaw%20Pact%20was%20a,(Albania%20withdrew%20in%201968).