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Romania Rehabilitation and De-Stalinization
With his power base firmly established, Ceausescu
proceeded to
dissociate his regime from the Gheorghiu-Dej era. In April
1968, at
a plenary session of the Central Committee, the
Gheorghiu-Dej
regime was indicted for abuses of power, and the victims
of his
political purges were officially rehabilitated. Because of
his
close association with Gheorghiu-Dej and his position as
head of
the interior ministry during the period of the purges
Draghici was
relieved of all his positions. Apostol and Stoica were
censured but
were allowed to remain in their posts, although their
standing in
the party was considerably weakened.
During the 1968-70 period, Ceausescu pursued a cautious
policy
of de-Stalinization in domestic affairs while maintaining
Romania's
independent stance in international relations. The
domestic
relaxation was short-lived, however, and in April 1968,
Ceausescu
cautioned intellectuals and artists not to overstep the
bounds
established by the party.
Data as of July 1989
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