Ceausescu gifts under the hammer

Ceausescu gifts under the hammer

Gifts and memorabilia belonging to the former Romanian leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, are to be auctioned in Bucharest today.

The gifts include a bronze yak statue from the Chinese leader, Mao Tse-tung, gold-plated doves from Iran, and a pen he received in Japan which is expected to fetch at least two-and-a-half-thousand dollars.

Ceausescu and his wife were executed following the anti-communist revolution in Romania in 1989.

Hadiah Ceausescu dilelang

Hadiah dan kenang-kenangan milik mantan pemimpin Rumania Nicolae Ceausescu akan dilelang di Bucharest hari ini.

Hadiah-hadiah tersebut mencakup patung yak (sejenis lembu) perunggu dari pemimpin Cina Mao Tse-tung, merpati berlapis emas dari Iran, dan pena dari Jepang yang diperkirakan akan laku terjual setidaknya US$2.500.

Ceausescu dan istrinya dieksekusi setelah pecah revolusi antikomunis di Rumania pada 1989.