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The Romanian revolution
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10 minutes
Released:
Dec 18, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Of all the revolutions that swept across Eastern Europe 30 years ago in the winter of 1989, the over throw of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena was the bloodiest. But few communist regimes had been as brutal as theirs, dominating every aspect of daily life. The uprising began in the western city of Timisoara, where a local pastor, László Tőkés, took a stand against the authorities and his loyal parishioners stood with him. László Tőkés tells Rebecca Kesby about the fall of the Ceaușescus and how the revolution started outside his own house.
(Photo: The army join the revolutionaries in Romania 1989. Credit: Getty Images)
(Photo: The army join the revolutionaries in Romania 1989. Credit: Getty Images)
Released:
Dec 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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