Government Between 1948 and 1989 the Communists controlled all levels of government in Romania, and the head of the Communist Party was the country's most powerful leader. ... President Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed and executed, and a provisional government was established with Ion Iliescu, a former Communist, as president. ... It decided to govern alone in a minority government rather! ... In 1948 Communists took control of Romania and modeled the government and economy after those of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). ... Ceausescu was executed, and a non-Communist gover...

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