Original: Nicolae Ceau escu ( ; 26 January 1918 -- 25 December 1989 ) was a Romanian politician who was the Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989 , President of the Council of State from 1967 , and President of Romania from 1974 to 1989 .
Simplified: Nicolae Ceau escu ( ) ( January 26 , 1918 -- December 25 , 1989 ) was the President of Romania from 1965 until 1989 .