Monarchs, fascists & communists: Romania’s modern history
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The chaceskes were overthrown, and their execution was famously televised on christmas day in 19 89. We all tend to think of it abotas a revolution in romania, that it was a popular movement,. That it was an uprising that happened spontaneously. There's another side to this, which is a lot of rumanians would say there was never an uprising like that. It was actually cudata. And so and it comes down something quite interesting. So we'll be familiar. Chachesku did a big speech in the middle of bukorest in december 19 89, 20 third or 20 second of december. He stands there in front of a
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