▁it ▁seems ▁important ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁preserved ▁from ▁sli pping ▁into ▁sharing ▁the ▁general ▁conv iction ▁that ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁R uman ian ▁state ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁progress ." ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁out la wed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁That ▁month , ▁I on ▁Mi hal ache ▁attempted ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁an ▁air plane , ▁which ▁land ed ▁at ▁T ă m ă d ă u , ▁alleg edly ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁government - in - ex ile ▁( see ▁T ă m ă d ă u ▁Aff air ). ▁That ▁was ▁jud ged ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁tre ason , ▁and ▁both ▁Man iu ▁and ▁Mi hal ache ▁faced ▁a ▁k ang ar oo ▁court ▁that ▁sent enced ▁them ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁at ▁hard ▁labour ; ▁given ▁their ▁advanced ▁age , ▁that ▁amount ed ▁to ▁a ▁death ▁sentence . ▁The ▁show ▁trial , ▁signal ing ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁opposition ▁groups , ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁step ▁towards ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁und is gu ised ▁Commun ist ▁regime ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁ ▁Death ▁I ul iu ▁Man iu ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁S igh et ▁prison , ▁and ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁common ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Rel uct ant ▁Al lies ? ▁I ul iu ▁Man iu ▁and ▁Corn eli u ▁Ze lea ▁C od re anu ▁against ▁King ▁Carol ▁II ▁of ▁Roman ia