Doftana was a Romanian prison, sometimes referred to as "the Romanian Bastille". Built in 1895 in connection with the nearby salt mines, from 1921 it began to be used to detain political prisoners, among them Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who was the Prime Minister of Romania (1952–1955), and the Chairman of the State Council of Romania (1961–1965), and Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was General Secretary of Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989), and the first President of Romania (1974–1989).[1]
The prison is situated close to the village with the same name, in the Telega commune of Prahova County.
- ^ "Doftana Prison". communistroad.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.