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The Timisoara Uprising
Protests which led to the collapse of communism in Romania, and the death of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, began on 16 December 1989. Followers of an opposition Hungarian priest, Laszlo Tokes, had gathered to support h...
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The Timisoara Uprising is an episode from Witness: Archive 2014 by BBC. Protests which led to the collapse of communism in Romania, and the death of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, began on 16 December 1989. Followers of an opposition Hunga...
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Published Dec 16, 2014, 9:02 long, audio available.
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Protests which led to the collapse of communism in Romania, and the death of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, began on 16 December 1989. Followers of an opposition Hungarian priest, Laszlo Tokes, had gathered to support him in the town of Timisoara - but their protest prompted a violent response from the Romanian military. Zsolt Szilagy was there when the shooting started. (Photo: An old man greets a soldier after the uprising in Timisoara. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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Published Dec 16, 2014 and 9:02 long