Despite leaving grammar school at the age of 14, Ceaușescu graduated from the University of Bucharest with a PhD in polymer chemistry and top in a class of 100 women with the honor of summa cum laude.
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After primary school, she moved along with her brother to Bucharest, where she worked as a laboratory assistant before getting a job at a textile factory.
Măgureanu was one of the members of the Military Tribunal that sentenced to death both Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena on December 25, the Christmas Day of 1989, the former Communist leaders of Romania.
Nicolae Ceaușescu | Elena | Elena Bashkirova | Elena of Montenegro | Elena Gerhardt | Elena Beloff | Santa Elena | María Elena Walsh | Elena Ledda | Elena Kagan | Elena Ceauşescu | Maria Elena | Elena Paparizou | Elena Delgado | Elena Burke | Santa Elena de Uairén | María Elena Batista | María Elena | Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo | Infanta Elena | Elena V. Pitjeva | Elena Vesnina | Elena Rzhevskaya | Elena Kamburova | Elena Kaliská | Elena Chernenko | Elena Bomeshko | Elena Arzak | Santa Elena, Ecuador | Princess Elena of Romania |
A number of prominent figures are buried there, including Nicolae, Elena and Nicu Ceauşescu, Gheorghe Argeşanu, Ilie Verdeţ, Costică Toma, Nicolae Tonitza and Florența Crăciunescu.
His research interests lie in 19th century and 20th century Central-Eastern Europe; Almond has written a biography of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu, a study of Albanian migration, and a study of the Bosnian War in its historical context.
Due to the same "energy saving programme" between 1985 and 1989, the TVR schedule was severely limited to only about two hours per day, between 20:00 and 22:00, most of which were dedicated to the cult of personalities of Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena; with an exception on Saturdays, from 13:00 to 15:00 and 19:00 to 22:30 and Sundays (the same program as Saturdays, but with children's programs between 11:30 and 12:30).