During the rebellion that eventually turned into the Romanian Revolution, Vasile Milea was opposed to firing on the protesters and he attempted to shoot and incapacitate himself to get himself relieved of office. However, he accidentally hit an artery and died. The soldiers believed Ceausescu had killed Vasile Milea and they defected. Because of this, Ceausescu was overthrown and killed.
If this had not occurred, would Ceausescu have been able to hold onto power using military force similar to what China did?