List of people executed in Romania

Last updated August 02, 2025

This is a list of people executed in Romania. The list includes judicial executions carried out on the territory of present-day Romania, whether by that state or its antecedents.

Earlier jurisdictions

Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)
- György Dózsa, peasant revolt leader, July 20, 1514
Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)
- Sándor Kendi, anti-Habsburg noble, August 30, 1594
- Balthasar Báthory, anti-Habsburg noble, September 11, 1594
- Farkas Kovacsóczy, anti-Habsburg noble, September 11, 1594
- István Jósika, statesman, September 11, 1598
- Starina Novak, prisoner of war, February 5, 1601

The execution of Horea and Closca in Alba Iulia, February 28, 1785 Closca.jpg — The execution of Horea and Cloșca in Alba Iulia, February 28, 1785

Habsburg monarchy
- Horea and Cloșca, leaders of the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan, February 28, 1785
- Norbert Ormay, colonel in the 1848 revolution, August 22, 1849
- The 13 Martyrs of Arad, generals in the 1848 revolution, October 6, 1849
Moldavia
- Luca Arbore, diplomat, April 1523
- Bartolomeo Bruti, diplomat, 1591
- Andronikos Kantakouzenos, statesman, 1601
- Nichifor Beldiman, statesman, c. 1616
- Alexandru Coci, statesman, 1653
- Vasile Gheuca and Gavril Costachi, statesmen, 1680
- Manolache Bogdan and Ioniță Cuza, statesmen, August 18, 1778
Wallachia
- Udrea Băleanu, statesman, c. May 1601
- Leca of Cătun, statesman, February or March 1616
- Hrizea of Bogdănei, pretender, April to September 1657
- Istratie Leurdeanu, statesman, 1658
- Diicul Buicescul, pretender, July 1659
- Constantin I Cantacuzino, statesman, 1663
- Staico Bucșanu [ ro ], statesman, June 7, 1693
Ottoman Empire
- Lupu Mehedințeanu, statesman, 1618
- Constantine Hangerli, Prince of Wallachia, February 18, 1799
Hungarian State
- Stephan Ludwig Roth, 1848 revolutionary, May 11, 1849
- Ioan Buteanu, 1848 revolutionary, May 23, 1849
Austria-Hungary
- Emil Rebreanu, military officer, May 14, 1917

Kingdom of Romania

Filimon Sârbu, communist activist and anti-fascist militant, July 19, 1941
Francisc Panet, communist activist, November 7, 1941
Pompiliu Ștefu, communist activist and anti-fascist militant, March 28, 1942
Nicolae Mohănescu, socialist activist and anti-fascist militant, 1942
Petre Gheorghe, communist activist and anti-fascist militant, February 8, 1943
Ion Antonescu, World War II-era dictator, June 1, 1946
Mihai Antonescu, foreign minister under Ion Antonescu, June 1, 1946
Gheorghe Alexianu, governor of Transnistria, June 1, 1946
Constantin Vasiliu [ ro ], general and Gendermarie commander, June 1, 1946

Communist period

Nicolae Dabija, anti-communist resistance fighter (together with 6 other members of his group), October 28, 1949
Remus Koffler, communist activist, April 17, 1954
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, purged justice minister, April 17, 1954
Eugen Țurcanu, Pitești Prison figure, December 17, 1954
Iosif Capotă, anti-communist resistance fighter, September 2, 1958
Toma Arnăuțoiu, anti-communist resistance fighter (together with his brother and 14 other members of his group), July 18, 1959
Oliviu Beldeanu [ ro ], lead participant in the 1955 seizure of the Romanian embassy in Bern, February 18, 1960
Ioanid Gang, group of five bank robbers, 1960
Gheorghe Arsenescu, anti-communist resistance fighter, May 29, 1962
Ion Rîmaru, serial killer, October 23, 1971
Gheorghe Ștefănescu, businessman convicted of economic crimes, December 14, 1981
Ion Pistol, convicted murderer, May 12, 1987
Vasile Trifan, convicted murderer, May 13, 1987^[1]^[2]

Romanian Revolution

Nicolae Ceaușescu, dictator, December 25, 1989
Elena Ceaușescu, wife of Nicolae, December 25, 1989

References

↑ Guță, Daniel (February 10, 2022). "Ultimul român condamnat la moarte în Hunedoara anilor '80. Mii de oameni furioși au asistat la proces". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
↑ Sălăgean, Adrian. "Povestea unuia din ultimii condamnați la moarte în Hunedoara în anii comunismului". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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[1] Guță, Daniel (February 10, 2022). "Ultimul român condamnat la moarte în Hunedoara anilor '80. Mii de oameni furioși au asistat la proces". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[2] Sălăgean, Adrian. "Povestea unuia din ultimii condamnați la moarte în Hunedoara în anii comunismului". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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