Revolution in Romania

Title

Revolution in Romania

Genre

News report

TX Date

22 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Gareth Furby reports from Budapest on the swift revolution in Romania and deposing of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu following massacres of demonstrators before the Minister of defence committed suicude and soldiers threw down their arms. The people then stormed the Communist Party headquarters in Bucharest and tore down the flag.

Contributors

Gareth Furby

Keywords

Deaths; Revolutions; Demonstrations; Communist Party; Homicide; Dictatorship; Romania; Nicolae Ceausescu; Budapest; Timisoara; Bucharest

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