Caucescu was in Iran during the winter of December 1989 when things got stormy in Romania. Protests and agitations became a mainstay. Caucescu hurried back home and was terribly surprised to see the people's unrest. Strangely, Caucescu was of the opinion that his people are all happy during his rule ! Guess, Caucescu was not in touch with reality.
Earlier when Caucescu was in his zenith, he was an outstanding ruler from the Eastern block of countries thanks to his independent foreign policy intiatives and his courage to stand-up against the Soviet war-machine. Caucescu was inspired by North Korean communist experiment and Chinese communist experiment.
Some policies during his rule include:
i. Every youth must enroll in Army, as long as the individual is not pursuing any higher education(read drop-outs from school)! I believe this policy is still pursued in Romania
ii. Every person should get married before the age of 25, if not tax will be levied on that person(i.e family-tax).
iii. Slums were eradicated in and around most cities and huge apartment blocks were built.(direct influence of North Korean communist philosphy)
iv. Every married couple get a Dacia, an apartment and a job! Note: Dacia cars are omnipresent in Romania - guess it is very cheap! (similar to our Maruti)
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