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The Jilava massacre [1] took place during the night of November 26, 1940, at Jilava Prison, near Bucharest, Romania.Sixty-four political detainees were killed by the Iron Guard (Legion), with further high-profile assassinations in the immediate aftermath.
The prison began as Fort 13, part of the fortifications of Bucharest built in the 1870s and 1880s. It served as an arms deposit and garrison until 1907, when people arrested during the peasants' revolt were brought there. It then served as a military prison until 1948.
The death of Ion Pistol, shot for aggravated homicide in May 1987, marked the country's last regular execution. [18] Romania's last executions were those of Ceaușescu himself and his wife Elena, following the overthrow of the regime in the Romanian Revolution of 1989; they were subjected to a show trial and then shot by a firing squad. [16]
Ion Rîmaru ([iˈon rɨˈmaru]; modern spelling Râmaru; 12 October 1946 – 23 October 1971) was a Romanian serial killer dubbed the Vampire of Bucharest (Vampirul din București) or the Blondes' Killer (criminalul blondelor). [1] Rîmaru terrorized Bucharest between 1970 and 1971, killing four women and attacking more than ten others ...
Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 – 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and Christianity were incompatible.
The prison was created from a converted fort built by Carol I of Romania. Adrian Nastase, former Prime Minister of Romania, was held in Jilava prison for 8 months of a 2-year sentence. [2] Pitești Prison: about 1942–1952 Pitești: Political prison: scene of abusive re-education practices 1949–51 Râmnicu Sărat Prison: 1901-1963 Râmnicu ...
Romanian state television announced that Nicolae Ceaușescu had been responsible for the deaths of 60,000 people; [3] the announcement did not make clear whether this was the number killed during the Romanian Revolution in Timișoara [4] [5] [6] or throughout the 24 years of Ceaușescu's rule. Nevertheless, the charges did not affect the trial.
On August 2, 1948, she managed to leave Romania clandestinely, together with her future husband, Ștefan Cosmovici, taking refuge in Vienna, then in Paris. [6] Later, she became a correspondent for Radio Free Europe (1952–1957 and 1965–1967) and BBC Radio 's Romanian section. [ 7 ]