Deaths on November 20

Zoia Ceaușescu

Died on November 20, 2006

Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1950)

Zoia Ceaușescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈzoja tʃe̯a.uˈʃesku], 28 February 1949 – 20 November 2006) was a Romanian mathematician, the daughter of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena. She was also known as Tovarășa Zoia (comrade Zoia)

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Deaths on November 20

Zoia Ceaușescu

Died on November 20, 2006

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