Gareth Furby on revolution in Romania

Title

Gareth Furby on revolution in Romania

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:08:13

Description

Montage of Gareth Furby reports from Romania at the time of the revolution. Locals describe the scenes of fighting and the civilian deaths. British lorry driver Barry Wilcock describes the tight border controls. Nicolae Ceausescu claims his soldiers were acting in self-defence when they opened fire for the first time. Includes a news report on the Romanian situation from Howard Hughes.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; Howard Hughes; Barry Wilcock; Nicolae Ceausescu

Keywords

Deaths; Revolutions; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Violence; International relations; Demonstrations; Romania; Nicolae Ceausescu; Civilians; Timisoara; Bucharest

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