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

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