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...very personal role as Rumania's top man, Ceauşescu feels he has a predecessor. His office is dominated by a painting of Michael the Brave, a Walachian prince who briefly united what is present-day Rumania for the first time in 1600. At private gatherings it is not uncommon for the defiantly nationalistic Ceauşescu to break into a folk ballad about Michael's exploits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: Enfant Terrible | 4/2/1973 | See Source »

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