20 Years Ago, The Revolution Was Televised
December 21st, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Social Movements
The Romanian revolution, that is, the revolution that overthrew the Ceaucescu regime, with much death and media spectacle. I don’t know how much it played in the US, but in Europe, this was huge and we got it all live. It started on this day, twenty years ago.
It started with booing a traditional speech:
And ended up with a “trial” and an execution:
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December 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
What happened to their children? Are they still in prison?
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December 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 am
@kelly,
The oldest one, Valentin, was not involved with the regime (he’s a physicist), so, I don’t think he was ever arrested.
Zoai was a mathematician. She died in 2006. She was arrested and detained for a few months and released. She could not get her job back, so, she retired.
Nicu was the most politically involved. He was also a fairly scandalous figure. He was arrested several times, sentenced to 20 years but released in 1992. He died of cirrhosis in 1996.
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