The Securitate (Romanian for Security; official full name Departamentul Securităţii Statului, State Security Department), was the secret police force of Communist Romania. Previously the Romanian secret police was called Siguranţa statului (Safety of the State). Founded on August 30, 1948, with help from the Soviet NKVD, the Securitate was abolished in December 1989, shortly after President Nicolae Ceauşescu was ousted. The Securitate was, in proportion to Romania's… (More on Securitate)