Mihai Chițac

Mihai Chiţac (November 4, 1928 – November 1, 2010) was a Romanian general and Interior Minister from 1989 to 1990 during the waning days of the Communist era. In 2008, Chiţac and another general, Victor Stănculescu, were convicted of aggravated manslaughter by the Supreme Court for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters during the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

Communist Romanian security forces fired live ammunition at protesters and civilians between December 17 and 20, 1989, killing 72 civilians and injuring 253 others. Generals Chiţac and Stănculescu were originally convicted and sentenced for multiple aggravated 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 in Timişoara. Chiţac's prison terms were discontinued on six different occasions due to deteriorating health.

The Romanian Supreme Court further sentenced Chiţac 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 in Bucharest at 10 a.m. on November 1, 2010, three days shy of his 83rd birthday.

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Interior Ministers of Romania

United Principalities Principality of Romania	B. Catargiu Arsache Crețulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu Florescu D. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica I. C. Brătianu Ș. Golescu A. Arion A. Golescu Epureanu Vernescu C. A. Rosetti Stolojan Teriachiu Stătescu

Kingdom of Romania	Chițu Mihai Nacu T. Rosetti Știrbei Manu Fleva Sturdza Lascăr Pherekyde Cantacuzino Olănescu Aurelian Pallade Haret I. I. C. Brătianu Marghiloman C. Arion T. Ionescu Morțun Constantinescu Sărățeanu Văitoianu Mârzescu Averescu Vlad Lupu Argetoianu Cămărășescu Goga Știrbey Duca Vaida-Voevod Popovici Mihalache Iorga Mironescu Inculeț Iuca Tătărescu Franasovici Călinescu Marinescu Ottescu Ghelmegeanu David Popescu Petrovicescu Dumitru Popescu Aldea Penescu Sănătescu Rădescu Georgescu

Communist Romania	Georgescu Drăghici Ștefan Drăghici Onescu Stănescu Bobu Coman Homoștean Postelnicu

Romania since 1989	Chițac Ursu Babiuc Dănescu Tărăcilă Dejeu C. Ionescu Rus Săniuță Blaga David Oprea Dragnea Nica Blaga Igaș Berca Rus Dușa Stroe Oprea Tobă

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