Moscow (Reuters)
Former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu died this night on Volgograd aged 99..."
"...Ceaușescu was the romanian dictator from 1965 to 1989, ruling a totalitarian one party dictatorship, and was overthrowned on the Romanian revolution on december 22 of 1989 after the army switched sides during the collapse of the warsaw pact..."
"...In Romania, crowds celebrated the news of the death of their former dictator, who fled the country on a helicopter during the revolution, proceeding to the Moldovan SSR, and later to Russia, where he was granted political asilum, albeit the russian government refused him a state pension, and so he has lived the last 28 years with money from his supporters around the world...."
"..."It is nice to know that the cold war finally ended to Romania", says Bianca (27), one of the thousands who took part on the demonstrations today "But it is also a shame to know that he has gone unpunished"..."
"... Many rumours about Ceaușescu death have been circulating since 1989, after the infamous episode when he threw his pilot off his helicopter after he faked economic problems, but this time there is a official confirmation, and he will be buried on the upcoming days on a unmarked location on Volgograd