Ceausescu Is Overthrown in Romania
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Romania
- Date: December 23, 1989
Article abstract: Nicolae Ceausescu rose to power in Romania through political manipulation and a populist nationalist program, but the liberation of Eastern Europe brought the demise of the tyrannical dictator.
Summary of Event
The history of twentieth century Romania is one of class and ethnic conflict. An impoverished peasantry suffered under the oppressive rule of a brutal gentry while the leaders of the country preached the gospel of expansion, seeking to solve their land hunger by taking territory from decaying empires and their equally grasping...
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