Jilava is a commune in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, near Bucharest. It is composed of a single village, Jilava. The name derives from a Romanian word...
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The Jilava massacre took place during the night of November 26, 1940, at Jilava Prison, near Bucharest, Romania. Sixty-four political detainees were killed...
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Jilava Prison (Romanian: Penitenciarul București–Jilava) is a prison located in Jilava, a village south of Bucharest, Romania. The prison began as Fort...
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The only postwar execution of Romanian war criminals, Jilava, 1 June 1946....
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Nicolae Ceaușescu (category Inmates of Jilava Prison)
order", spending the time during the war in prisons and internment camps: Jilava (1940), Caransebeș (1942), Văcărești (1943), and Târgu Jiu (1943). Ceaușescu...
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Gherla Prison 1785 Gherla Maximum security prison Jilava Prison Converted from a fort in 1907 Jilava commune, Ilfov County The prison was created from...
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or officials were executed by the Iron Guard in the Jilava prison while awaiting trial (see Jilava Massacre). Later that day, historian and former prime...
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November 1940 more than 60 former dignitaries or officials were executed in Jilava prison while awaiting trial. The following day, historian and former prime...
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units; civilians are forbidden entry. The best-known fort is number 13, at Jilava—a military prison from 1907, a feared destination for political prisoners...
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former dignitaries or officials were executed by the Iron Guard in the Jilava Massacre. The already harsh anti-Semitic legislation was expanded, included...
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