Mihai Chiţac

Mihai Chiţac (November 4, 1928 - November 1, 2010) was a Romanian general and Interior Minister from 1989 to 1990 during the waning days of the Communist era.^[1] In 2008, Chiţac and another general, Victor Stănculescu, were convicted of aggravated manslaughter by the Supreme Court for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.^[1]

Communist Romanian security forces fired live ammunition at protesters and civilians between December 17 and 20, 1989, killing 72 civilians and injuring 253 others.^[1] Generals Chiţac and Stănculescu were originally convicted and sentenced for multiple aggravated murder charges during a 1999 trial.^[1] The trial had found both guilty of ordering troops and security forces to shoot pro-democracy and anti-communist protesters in Timişoara.^[1] Chiţac's prison terms were discontinued on six different occasions due to deteriorating health.^[1]

The Romanian Supreme Court further sentenced Chiţac and Stănculescu to fifteen years in prison for aggravated manslaughter on October 16, 2008.^[1]

Chiţac was admitted to Bucharest Military Hospital on September 19, 2010, for cardiac problems and tumors discovered that same month.^[1] He died at his home in Bucharest at 10 a.m. on November 1, 2010, at the age of 82.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Romanian Ex General Mihai Chitac Dies After Long Illness". Mediafax. 2010-11-01. http://www.abc.es/20101027/local-madrid/legionela-suegro-201010270707.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 

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Name	Chiţac, Mihai
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Date of birth	November 4, 1928
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Date of death	November 1, 2010
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