Nicolae Ceausescu was executed by firing squad after a bloody trial in 1989 . His family want to be sure the body in his grave is really his . His remains and his wife 's will require DNA tests . The remains will undergo DNA testing by the Institute of Legal Medicine , Romania 's national news agency Agerpress reported . Ceausescu was Romania 's Communist leader for decades .
Nicolae Ceausescu was executed by firing squad after a bloody trial in 1989 . His family want to be sure the body in his grave is really his . His remains and his wife 's will require DNA tests . Ceausescu was Romania 's Communist leader for decades .