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Miners opposed this country’s regime in the Jiu (“JEE-oo”) Valley strike. (-5[3])In 1967, (10[1]-5[1])this country tried to increase its population size by restricting abortion under Decree (10[5])770. (10[24]-5[3])Political prisoners (10[2])were (10[1])held in (10[2])the Sighet Prison (10[3])by this country’s (10[1]-5[1])brutal secret police, (10[1])the Securitate. (10[6]-5[1])This (10[3])country’s (10[2])revolution (10[1])began in its city (10[2]-5[2])of Timișoara (10[8]-5[1])(“tee-meesh-WAH-rah”), after (10[2])which (10[2])this (10[1])country’s dictator and his wife (10[2]-5[1])failed (10[1])to escape by (10[2])helicopter. (10[9]-5[1])Ion (10[1])Iliescu (10[3])(“yohn eel-YES-koo”) became this (10[1])country’s (10[1])President (-5[1])after it became the only Warsaw Pact country to execute (10[3])its former (10[1])leader (10[1]-5[1])on (10[1])Christmas (10[1])Day 1989. For 10 points, which country was led for most of the Cold War by Nicolae Ceaușescu (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[1])

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