Ceausescu was toppled Dec. 22, 1989, as Romanians fed up with years of draconian rationing and communist rule revolted. He tried to flee Bucharest by helicopter but his pilot switched sides.

Ceaușescu children continue to question the location of the late dictator's remains with the couple's suspected remains being exhumed in 2010 for DNA testing.

Forensic experts exhumed what are believed to be the remains of the late Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife on Wednesday in an effort to dispel once and for all the mystery of where the Romanian ...

Settling on a final resting place for deceased controversial leaders, such as Spain's dictator Francisco Franco whose remains the government wants moved ...

Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-1989), ... The couple were buried at a cemetery in Bucharest but their bodies were exhumed in 2010 to confirm their identities at the request of surviving relatives.

DNA tests have confirmed that a body exhumed from a Bucharest cemetery in July is that of the communist-era dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, a senior pathologist has said. The conclusions moved a step ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — DNA tests have confirmed that the grave of Nicolae Ceausescu contains the remains of the Romanian dictator and his wife, the couple’s son said Wednesday. Ceausescu ruled ...

Scientists in Romania have confirmed that a body exhumed in a cemetery in the capital Bucharest is that of former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. The remains were exhumed, along with those believed to ...

The bodies of Ceausescu and his wife were buried hastily after their execution by firing squad Scientists in Romania have confirmed that a body exhumed in a cemetery in the capital Bucharest is ...

The exhumation follows a five-year long court battle by their three children, two of whom have since died. The Ceausescu family, now represented by the couple’s surviving son, Valentin, and Mircea ...

Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife – or the bodies of those purported to be the former communist leaders of Romania – were exhumed Wednesday. DNA tests will be done, at the urging of the surviving ...