Elisabeta Rizea
Elisabeta Rizea | |
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Elisabeta Rizea, circa 1950 | |
| Born | June 28, 1912 |
| Died | October 4, 2003 (aged 91) |
| Known for | Symbol of Romania's anti-communist resistance |
Elisabeta Rizea (28 June 1912 – 4 October 2003) was a Romanian anti-communist partisan in the Făgăraș Mountains of northern Wallachia. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, she became the symbol of Romania's anti-communist resistance. She was twice imprisoned for her activities, suffering extensive torture on the second occasion.