Romanian Revolution
1989-1990
Why this is happening?
- Ceauşescu was the ruler of Romania - ruled with a iron fist
- Two governments at the same time-problem
- Romanians not enough freedom
- Romanians wanted a better way of living
- He had a speech saying that Romanians can't do things and how they should live
The Protest
- Started- city called Timişoara where the speech was given
- Many protesters ran to the streets yelling and screaming for freedom
- The Romanians stormed the congress building
- Government killed thousands of protesters and burned streets
- Romanians wanted more freedom
- better way of living other then under a dictator
- Other places in Romania heard about it and joined Timişoara
- Romanians tried to over throw the government and Ceauşescu
Aftermath
- Change from dictator to a presidency
- A year later Iliescu won presidency few years later
- Ruled by 145-member National Salvation Front at the same time
- Ceauşescu and his wife tried to ran away but they got captured - Ceausescu was charged with murder and then killed on dec. 25
- Romania had more freedom and a better way of living
Romanian revolution 1989
Demonstrating their beliefs
- Romanians did not follow the dictator
- Romanians tried to live the way they wanted too
- Romanians protested and gave their lives to be free