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==== Nicolae Ceaușescu ==== | ==== Nicolae Ceaușescu ==== | ||
Gheorghiu-Dej died in 1965 and Nicolae Ceaușescu succeeded him as General Secretary. Ceaușescu ran the country on a platform of Romanian [[nationalism]], wanting to make Romania a world power, and sought out Western financial aid from institutions such as the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] and [[The World Bank|World Bank]]. In the 1980s, Romania had to ration electricity and food due to IMF austerity measures.<ref name=":0" /> | Gheorghiu-Dej died in 1965 and Nicolae Ceaușescu succeeded him as General Secretary. Ceaușescu ran the country on a platform of Romanian [[nationalism]], wanting to make Romania a world power, and sought out Western financial aid from institutions such as the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] and [[The World Bank|World Bank]]. In the 1980s, Romania had to ration electricity and food due to IMF austerity measures.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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In April 1989, Romania finished paying its debt to the IMF and banned taking any further loans from the West. On 21 December 1989, Ceaușescu announced he would raise wages and pensions.<ref name=":0" /> | In April 1989, Romania finished paying its debt to the IMF and banned taking any further loans from the West. On 21 December 1989, Ceaușescu announced he would raise wages and pensions.<ref name=":0" /> | ||