Ceausescu memorabilia sold in auction
Nicolae Ceausescu (centre) and his wife, Elena, with Emperor Hirohito of Japan during 1975 Tokyo visit (Photo from www.comunismulinromania.ro)
A list of 70 treasures once owned by deposed Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu are auctioned off on 26 January, or what would have been Ceausescu’s 94th birthday.
The items for sale include a silver dove given to the former Romanian leader by the Shah of Iran, a bronze yak given by Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, a carpet depicting the dictator’s family, and a tiger fur that belonged to Ceausescu’s wife, Elena.
There are also some old flags and posters, photographs, and medals.
A mother-of-pearl box is slated to have a starting price of €1,800 while a pen Ceausescu received from an official visit to Japan starts at €2,000.
This is the first time in ten years that a public auction of Ceausescu’s memorabilia has been held.
The auction is titled Epoca de Aur (The Golden Age), referring to how Communist party officials depicted life in Romania, despite the common citizens’ struggle with food and power shortages and the constant prospect of being arrested for unknown reasons by the secret police.
In 1989, Ceausescu was overthrown, and he and his wife subjected to a brief trial on Christmas Day. On that same day, the two were executed by firing squad.
The Ceausescus were the last people to be executed in Romania. In January 1990, capital punishment was abolished in the country.
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