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Miners opposed this country’s regime in the Jiu (“JEE-oo”) Valley strike. In 1967, 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 brutal secret police, the Securitate. This country’s revolution began in its city of Timișoara (10[1])(“tee-meesh-WAH-rah”), after which (10[1])this country’s dictator and his wife failed to escape by helicopter. (10[1])Ion Iliescu (10[1])(“yohn eel-YES-koo”) became this country’s President after it became the only Warsaw Pact country to execute (10[2])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[1])

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