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Mihai Chițac | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 29 December 1989 – 16 June 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Petre Roman |
| Preceded by | Tudor Postelnicu |
| Succeeded by | Doru-Viorel Ursu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-11-04)November 4, 1928 |
| Died | November 1, 2010(2010-11-01) (aged 81) Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting place | Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Political party | Romanian Communist Party |
| Occupation | politician |
Mihai Chițac (November 4, 1928 – November 1, 2010) was aRomaniangeneral andInterior Minister from 1989 to 1990 during the waning days of theCommunist era. In 2008, Chițac and another general,Victor Stănculescu, were convicted of aggravatedmanslaughter by theSupreme Court for the shooting deaths ofpro-democracy protesters during theRomanian Revolution of 1989.
Communist Romaniansecurity forces firedlive ammunition at protesters and civilians between December 17 and 20, 1989, killing 72 civilians and injuring 253 others. Generals Chițac and Stănculescu were originally convicted and sentenced for multipleaggravated murder charges during a 1999 trial. The trial had found both guilty of ordering troops and security forces to shoot pro-democracy and anti-communist protesters inTimișoara. Chițac's prison terms were discontinued on six occasions due to deteriorating health.
The Romanian Supreme Court further sentenced Chițac and Stănculescu to fifteen years in prison for aggravated manslaughter on October 16, 2008.
Chiţac was admitted to Bucharest Military Hospital on September 19, 2010, for cardiac problems and tumors discovered that same month. He died at his home inBucharest at 10 a.m. on November 1, 2010. He is buried atGhencea Military Cemetery.[1]