Mihai Chițac

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Mihai Chițac
Born(1928-11-04)November 4, 1928
DiedNovember 1, 2010(2010-11-01) (aged 81)
Occupationpolitician
Political partyRomanian Communist Party

Mihai Chițac (November 4, 1928 – November 1, 2010) was a

Romanian Revolution of 1989
.

Communist Romanian

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 Timișoara
. Chițac's prison terms were discontinued on six occasions due to deteriorating health.

The Romanian Supreme Court further sentenced Chițac 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, 3 days before his 82nd birthday. He is buried at Ghencea Cemetery.