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| Nicolae Ceausescu |
Romania, 1966
– the communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu just took power a year ago. As the new
leader of Romania he aimed to make Romania independent from the influence of
its powerful neighbor, the Union of Socialist Republics or the USSR. To break
free from the Soviet hegemony, economic independence was crucial. One way to
achieve economic independence was to have a large population that could drive a
consumer-led growth and increase of work force. However, abortion was legal and
prevalent in Romania. In order to reverse the abortion trend, Ceausescu
resorted to abolish it with his Decree 770.
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