Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ɡe̯orˈɡi.u deʒ] ( listen); November 8, 1901 – March 19, 1965) was the communist leader of Romania from 1947 until his death in 1965. On 30 December 1947, Gheorghiu-Dej and Prime Minister Petru Groza forced King Michael of Romania to abdicate. Years later, the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Enver Hoxha alleged that Gheorghiu-Dej personally pulled a gun on Michael and threatened to kill him unless he gave up the throne. More information on the Wikipedia page [1].