Why did you make the peasants starve? The prosecutor turns to Elena: You have always been wiser and more ready to talk, a scientist. One day Obama may wake up and find the alliances just gone. Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed Ceauescu answers: As I said before, the people are fighting for their freedom and against this putsch, against this usurpation. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. The crowd, now totaling up to 80,000, were given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing. From the archive, 23 December 1989: Celebration as a nation emerges from the dark, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. I do not recognize the court. Yet there is a big difference between grousing, which is endemic to the military, and actual rebellion. PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. CHIEF PROSECUTOR: Esteemed chairman of the court, today we have to pass a verdict on the defendants Nicolae Ceauescu and Elena Ceauescu who have committed the following offenses: crimes against the people. The new committee declared its immediate aim was an end to the cult of personality which had developed around the Ceauescu family. One moment Ceauescu was in total control of Romania, determined to crush his enemies. CEAUSESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. It should be stated once and for all that this military court is absolutely legal and that the former positions of the two Ceausescus are no longer valid. CEAUSESCU: Nu recunosc nici un tribunal in afara de Marea Adunare Nationala. I am the president of the people. And the next moment he was lying in the dust. Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality It must be cleared up whether Ceauescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. Ceausescu's Last Speech | History for You and Me They cultivated the soil in line with your orders and had nothing to eat. You told us about it here. CEAUSESCU: I will not say anything more. You see, there is no use in talking to these people. The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. In the wake of growing tension over an uprising in Timioara in which thousands were reportedly killed, Ceauescu decided to give a nationally televised speech before a crowd in Palace Square (now known as Revolution Square) in Bucharest. Ceausescu and his wife were later captured, tried, and executed. His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony. Elena and Nicolae Ceasescu state: Well, you told us about it. His talks with Dubcek focused primarily on the events that had unfolded in Czechoslovakia over the last several months. Storming the Castle at Amazon Kindle for $3.99, why government should get small NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. This is our home. Absolute Power: The Astonishing Personal Photos Of Nicolae Ceausescu What prevents him from doing so? Video of Ceausescu's Last Speech, December 1989 And Elena says: It is incredible what they are inventing, incredible. COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: Even though he like her committed insane acts, we want to defend them. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Nicolae Ceauescu refuses to cooperate with the court-appointed counsel for the defense. Thousands of workers were bussed into the square under threat of being fired. Ceausescu relates his recent meeting with Dubcek in Prague in August 1968. Furnish proof! Any actual attempts to fine 30 million Americans would end in a political disaster. I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. Who pays them? PROSECUTOR: Why do you think that people are fighting today? In response, Ceauescu raised his right hand in hopes of silencing the crowd; his stunned expression remains one of the defining moments of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe. He then tried to placate the crowd by offering to raise workers' salaries by 200 lei per month (about 18 U.S. dollars at the time, yet a 10%-20% raise for a modest salary) and student scholarships from 100 to 110 lei while continuing to praise the achievements of the past 42 years. Getting a shut-off notice from a utility is also sufficient to claim a hardship exemption. Last modified on Sun 29 Mar 2020 07.01 EDT President Nicolae Ceauescu was overthrown yesterday and became a fugitive in the country he has ruled for 24 years as remnants of his personal troops. Romania's Lying, Thieving, Widely Hated First Lady | OZY PROSECUTOR: Note: He does not recognize the points mentioned in the bill of indictment. Copyright 2023 PJMedia.com/Salem Media. The catastrophic situation of the country is known all over the world. I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. The following is a transscript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television. The Securitate had hidden food reserves on which Bucharest could have survived for months, the whole of Bucharest. Fiction. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. Plenara Comitetului Central al Partidului, Consiliul de Stat, Guvernul, repr. However, he had badly misread the crowd's mood. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. For example, George Ciampa, an 89-year old D-Day veteran refused an invitation to meet with President Obama at the White House. Another question . Elena Ceauescu's last moments were as pathetic as one could imagine. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. President, I would like to know something: The accused should tell us who the mercenaries are. However, there is a difference between real sickness that must be treated and mental insanity which leads to corresponding actions, but which is denied by the person in question. But those who shot at the young people were the security men, the terrorists. It must be cleared up whether Ceausescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. CEAUSESCU: As a citizen, as a simple citizen, I tell you the following: At no point was there such an upswing, so much construction, so much consolidation in the Romanian provinces. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. PROSECUTOR: Mr. Chairman, we find the two accused guilty of having committed criminal actions according to the following articles of the penal code: Articles 162, 163, 165 and 357. has openly accused president Obama as unable to lead in world. He was arrested and imprisoned multiple times. Bundled in drab winter clothing, she was shoved around by armed guards inside a cold, empty building. But rebellion begins involuntarily, at the Hayekian level. Sudden realizations are like a crash; its not the fact of deceleration that is fatal so much as the suddenness of it. PROSECUTOR: Note the following: the defendant refuses to sign this statement. The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. The court notes that the investigations have been concluded. We are all equal. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? Tell us! The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. They are speaking about injustice, ineptitude and impeachment. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? All the world should know what is going on here. Not a single shot. The crimes against the people grew year by year. We have data concerning both of them. You cannot talk to me in such a way! I just couldnt convince myself to do it., He is not alone. A tyrant stops knowing the difference. Have you understood them? President Nicolae Ceauescu was overthrown yesterday and became a fugitive in the country he has ruled for 24 years as remnants of his personal troops fought bitter last battles with regular soldiers and demonstrators in the streets of the Romanian capital. Wilson Center Digital Archive PROSECUTOR: Whether you have ever had a mental illness. The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. Answer this question! The prosecutor asks the counsel for the defense to ask Ceausescu whether he knows that he is no longer president of the country, that Elena Ceausescu has also lost all her official state functions and that the government has been dissolved. The prosecutor quotes Ceausescu, Ceausescu's program. You cannot talk to me in such a way! The Ceauescu administrations Prime Minister, Mr Constantin Dsclescu, and his government were said to have resigned. ELENA CEAUSESCU: Incredible. PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. All the world should know what is going on here. I am the president of the people. Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary: Only a president who is still confirmed in his position can demand to speak at the Grand National Assembly. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: She was not a deputy prime minister, but the first deputy prime minister. Ceauescu refused to answer. 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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. We have sufficient data on this period. The president of the United States is the commander in chief over all branches of the military. They not only deprived the people of heating, electricity, and foodstuffs, they also tyrannized the soul of the Romanian people. Its just that he makes it so hard to do so.. By 6 pm, Romanian television was broadcasting live reports of victory rallies attended by thousands in Bucharest. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide in Timisoara? Military base Trgovite - December 25th 1989. It should be stated once and for all that this military court is absolutely legal and that the former positions of the two Ceauescus are no longer valid. Just a genteel, inoffensive refusal from an old gent. Now the counsel for the defense, who was appointed by the court, asks whether Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu know the aforementioned facts -- that he is no longer president, that she has lost all official functions. When the crisis comes the Leader Maximus discovers to his absolute surprise that all support has vanished. PROSECUTOR: Who gave the order to shoot in Bucharest, for instance? PROSECUTOR: Children cannot even buy plain candy, and you are living in the palaces of the people. They will receive a link in their email and it will automatically give them access to a Kindle reader on their smartphone, computer or even as a web-readable document. PROSECUTOR: In all district capitals, which you grandly called municipalities, there is shooting going on. Did you know that you can purchase some of these books and pamphlets by Richard Fernandez and share them with you friends? Nicolae Ceauescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikola.e ta.uesku]; 26 January 1918 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the Secretary Gener. PROSECUTOR: So you know the new forum. PROSECUTOR: The terrorists are from Securitate? Thirty years on, will the guilty pay for horror of Ceauescu orphanages? NICOLAE CEAUESCU: What? Ceausescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. PROSECUTOR: The people are fighting against you, not against the new forum. Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. All their property will be impounded. The Times of Israel quotes Israeli oppositionists as accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of loathing Barack Obama so intensely it has endangering the Jewish states security. Share . I told you right at the beginning that I will not answer a single question. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. This source is a part of the The Romanian Revolution of 1989 teaching module. A lie, a lie in my face. No one was shot. The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli This page was last edited on 8 October 2016, at 23:48.