1918–1989
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989
71years old at death
26,266days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
Nicolae Ceaușescu was born on 26 January 1918 and died on 25 December 1989, aged 71 years and 333 days. That is 26,266 days in all.
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