Ghencea cemetery, located in Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania, has two branches, military and civilian. A number of prominent figures are buried there, including Nicolae, Elena and Nicu Ceauşescu, Gheorghe Argeşanu, Ilie Verdeţ, Costică Toma, Nicolae Tonitza and Florența Crăciunescu.
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Graves in Ghencea military cemetery
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Gate of Ghencea civilian cemetery
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Graves in Ghencea civilian cemetery
Coordinates: 44°25′06″N 26°03′12″E / 44.41833°N 26.05333°E / 44.41833; 26.05333
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“The cemetery isn’t really a place to make a statement.”
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