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World Service,26 Mar 2013,9 mins

Living in Ceausescu's Romania

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The communist dictator Nicolae Ceasescu ran one of the most feared secret police forces in Eastern Europe. When Carmen Bugan's father made a protest in the capital, Bucharest, the Securitate descended on her village. They recorded everything her family said and did from then on. Photo: Carmen before the Securitate arrived.

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