This country was briefly united by a man who triumphed over Ieremia Movila and Andrew Bathory before being assassinated by Giorgio Basta.
The first history of this country was written by Dimitrie Cantemir, who reigned as ruler of one of this country's predecessors.  This country was briefly united by a man who triumphed over Ieremia Movila and Andrew Bathory before being assassinated by Giorgio Basta. This country's foreign minister Ana Pauker opposed the construction of the "Death Canal" and was in turn opposed by the leader of the "prison faction," who had helped oust its last king, (*) Michael I. Another leader of this country outlawed abortion and laid out his communist precepts in the July Theses before protests in Timisoara led to his televised trial and execution alongside his wife Elena on Christmas, 1989. For 10 points, name this European country once ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu.
The first history of this country was written by Dimitrie Cantemir, who reigned as ruler of one of this country's predecessors.  
Romania [or Rumania; prompt on "Moldavia" before the word "briefly"]