He also refuses to recognize the new forum. I will not speak with you provocateurs anymore, and I will not speak with the organizers of the putsch and with the mercenaries. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. CEAUSESCU: No one recognizes that. These two defendants have robbed the people, and not even today do they want to talk. The Man at the Top increasingly pulls on disconnected controls, yet still imagines he is in charge. After an outage of transmission of Romanian television, the speaker announces the verdict in the trial of Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu is death sentence. Tip Jar or Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the Belmont Club. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989. A voice in the studio said that the army was wholly on the side of the people. There is still shooting going on, the prosecutor says. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I repeat: I am the president of Romania and the commander in chief of the Romanian army. The prosecutor agrees, but stresses that they lived in them while the people suffered. The balcony where Ceauescu delivered his last speech, taken over by the crowd during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 The speech was typical of most of Ceauescu's speeches over the years. And who brought them into the country? NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Is it possible that we are facing such charges? This demonstrates their lack of understanding. Who pays them? PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. Like a jalopy falling apart on the road, dropping a screw here and a spring there, the Obama administration is gradually shaking itself to pieces. Because of this indictment, I call for the death sentence and the impounding of the entire property of the two accused. Ti-mi-oa-ra! By the morning of 22 December, the rebellion had already spread to all major cities across the country. PROSECUTOR: Well, Mr. The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here. I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania. Nicolae Ceausescu LAST SPEECH - YouTube The Land of Green Plums, Mller, Herta 9780312429942 | eBay VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ For the first time that anybody could remember, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu was interrupted at a public speech by boos and jeers that began a huge demonstration against him in Bucharest Thursday. ELENA CEAUESCU: Incredible. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: What an obscene provocation. In fact, his speech on August 21, 1968 in defiance of the military actions taken by Moscow and a few of her allies in Czechoslovakia roused quite a considerable amount of support for not only himself, but for the Patriot Guards as well. PROSECUTOR: Why do you think that people are fighting today? At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about them. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly -- no one else. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide or did you, as a chemist, only deal with polymers? [2], Ceauescu appeared on the balcony of the Central Committee building and began as he had in years past, with a speech laden with the usual "wooden language." At some point the entire structure of governance becomes a system of workarounds with all real power devolved to the man on the ground. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Soon afterwards, Bucharest television reported that Mr Ceauescu and his wife were no longer in the country. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? The prosecutor turns to Elena: You have always been wiser and more ready to talk, a scientist. I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. Ceauescu's speech of 21 August 1968 [English Subtitles] - Readable NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Her scientific papers were published abroad! And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. The prosecutor agrees, but stresses that they lived in them while the people suffered. Whatever the reason, the result is that the penalty will raise $27 billion less over the next decade than the CBO had originally expected. Centralized Information as Hayek points out, eventually becomes the Official Lie. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly no one else. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. Did you know that you can purchase some of these books and pamphlets by Richard Fernandez and share them with you friends? PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? Romania 1989: Ceauescu goes down in blood - archive, 1989 They are cowards. I am the president of the people. Storm Over the South China Sea $0.99, how China is restarting history in the Pacific He had been falling for a long time, and proved the last to know. For example,the administration recently issued a new list of prisoners to be released from Guantanamo, citing theirpractice of yogaas proof they had reformed. Transcript of the trial of Nicolae and E. Ceausescu The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. PROSECUTOR: Please, ask Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu whether they have ever had a mental illness. No one wanted to do anything for you anymore. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ For the first time that anybody could remember, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu was interrupted at a public speech by boos and jeers that began a huge demonstration against him in Bucharest Thursday. Nicolae Ceauescu had been making speeches for over a couple of decades. In the second stage their edicts become unenforceable from sheer impracticability. How can one say something like this? 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. No one can deprive me of these functions. Making use of Marxist-Leninist rhetoric, he delivered a litany of the achievements of the "socialist revolution" and Romanian "multi-laterally developed . ELENA CEAUSESCU: The intelligentsia of the country will hear what you are accusing us of. Central planning in economics leads to a mismatch in prices and a collapse in the economy while a Central Narrative in politics leads to an increased incidence of involuntary rebellion. "Video of Ceausescus Last Speech, December 1989," Making the History of 1989, Item #696, https://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/696 (accessed May 28 2021, 3:24 pm). You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. PROSECUTOR: Whether you have ever had a mental illness. They are not only accused of offenses committed during the past few days, but of offenses committed during the past 25 years. PROSECUTOR: Who gave the order to shoot in Bucharest, for instance? Ceauescus hated son, Nicu, a one-time candidate to follow his father as the countrys leader, was said to have been arrested in the city of Sibiu as he was trying to take hostages. It gave no further details. 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. I now ask the court to pass a verdict on the basis of the law, because everybody must receive due punishment for the offenses he has committed. What should he ask us? Not a single shot. They were not really interested in the people. By the way, I will not answer any more questions. The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. What about the accounts? The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. Eight minutes into the speech, some in the crowd actually began to jeer, boo and whistle at hima reaction considered unthinkable for most of Ceauescus 24 years in power. Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . ELENA CEAUSESCU: Such impudence! And so should such reports chill one to the bone. In response, the two laugh, and she says: We do not stay abroad. ELENA CEAUSESCU: Incredible. Furnish proof! PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. The slippage that attracts the most attention of course, is discontent within the United States military. Nobody has opened an account. O voce: Un pahar cu apa! I have done everything to create a decent and rich life for the people in the country, like in no other country in the world. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide in Timisoara? About It must be cleared up whether Ceausescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. As the crowd becomes more unruly, Ceausescu becomes more confused and he begins arguing with the unseen hecklers. The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. They carried out acts that are incompatible with human dignity and social thinking; they acted in a despotic and criminal way; they destroyed the people whose leaders they claimed to be. As a simple citizen, I tell you the following: For the first time I guaranteed that every peasant received 200 kilograms of wheat per person, not per family, and that he is entitled to more. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Nobody can change the state structures. CEAUSESCU: This is not possible at all. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will answer any question, but only at the Grand National Assembly, before the representatives of the working class. CEAUSESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. Ceauescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. 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Please make a note that here it has been stated that all legal regulations have been observed, that this is a legal trial. He also refuses to recognize the new forum. Mr Ceauescus overthrow followed a week of carnage in which thousands of men, women and children protesting against his regime were killed in cold blood, and probably tens of thousands wounded. This occurs when the official line becomes so ridiculous that ordinary people dont even realize they are falling out of step with the Party Line. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, no. I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania. I will not answer any more. The defendant has not recognized us. They organized the putsch. This gang will be destroyed. This source is a part of the The Romanian Revolution of 1989 teaching module. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. Fiction. PROSECUTOR: Do you not know anything about the order to shoot? Nobody is likely to rise up and become a Man on Horseback. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Ceausescu does not recognize the new legal structures of power of the country. Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescus December 21st speech (or lack thereof). You, as a scientist, did you know about it? 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. CEAUSESCU: I will not answer. Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. PROSECUTOR: Will you sign the statement now or not? This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. I now ask the court to pass a verdict on the basis of the law, because everybody must receive due punishment for the offenses he has committed. Later reports suggested the couple had been captured. 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. "Video of Ceausescus Last Speech, December 1989," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/video-ceausescus-last-speech-december-1989 [accessed March 4, 2023], Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. You need not admit your mistakes, mister. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? A tyrant stops knowing the difference. Ceauescu's speech of 21 August 1968 was a public address by Nicolae Ceauescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and President of the State Council of Romania, strongly condemning the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. I will not answer any question. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. The prosecutor wants to find out on which basis the trial can be continued. Teams of doctors with emergency medical supplies were being flown in from Geneva last night. PROSECUTOR: This is how you worked with the people and exercised your functions! The people were slaves. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will not say anything more. If you had had a mental illness and admitted this, you would not be responsible for your acts. Elena keeps whispering to him. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. They organized the putsch. Ceauescu answers: As I said before, the people are fighting for their freedom and against this putsch, against this usurpation. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania. PROSECUTOR: Well, Mr. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. The process usually follows this path. But we are not talking about people. PROSECUTOR: The people are fighting against you, not against the new forum. It is as if, in that moment, everyday Romanian's saw the possibility, saw the reality of the weakness of Ceausescus regime. Within hours Ceauescu was beseiged inside the Central Committee building by irate crowds. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. The day began as it ended with vehement anti-Ceauescu demonstrations. Since the old government has been dissolved and Ceauescu has lost his functions, he no longer has the right to be treated as the president. PROSECUTOR: Nicolae Ceauescu should tell us why he does not answer our questions. Everybody should be paid according to his performance. They were not really interested in the people. You have acted in a very irresponsible manner; you led the country to the verge of ruin and you will be convicted on the basis of the points contained in the bill of indictment. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize you. "a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. They not only killed children, young people and adults in Timisoara and Bucharest; they allowed Securitate members to wear military uniforms to create the impression among the people that the army is against them. TheWashington Timesreports that a top intelligence official is accusing the Obama admininistration of funding a terror network for the next ten years, alleging the administration paid a cash ransom to redeem Bowe Bergdahl. In the uprising by people against Ceausescu during this speech and in subsequent days 1,058 people lost there lives. These two defendants procured the most luxurious foodstuffs and clothes from abroad. The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. Defendant, if you had no accounts in Switzerland, will you sign a statement confirming that the money that may be in Switzerland should be transferred to the Romanian state, the State Bank. Not a single shot. PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties. ELENA CEAUESCU: What genocide? I ask the court, as the plaintiff, to take note that proof has been furnished for all these points, that the two have committed the offenses mentioned. They used to fetch people from orphans' homes or from abroad whom they trained in special institutions to become murderers of their own people. ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu must be held fully responsible for this. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. He always claimed to act and speak on behalf of the people, to be a beloved son of the people, but he only tyrannized the people all the time. CEAUSESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. Who are these fanatics? Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward. The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Almost none of the uninsured will end up paying the ObamaCare mandate penalty, according to an updated analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, which found that 87% will be able to claim an exemption. Tell us! NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, we will not sign. Powered by Omeka, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History & New Media. And that assumes more dont simply dodge paying the penalty because of the ease with which they can claim a hardship exemption, or because the law places strict limits on the IRS ability to collect the money. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? Immediately before them were plainclothes Securitate agents and a row of police militia, who kept the mass of the crowd about thirty meters back from the front of the Central Committee building. ELENA CEAUESCU: I will not answer. Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25) More Notable Events on December 21: 1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season 1991 U.S. actress Jane Fonda marries CNN-director Ted Turner 1989 Dan Quayle sends out 30,000 Xmas cards with word beacon spelled beakon The War of the Words for $3.99, Understanding the crisis of the early 21st century in terms of information corruption in the financial, security and political spheres Ceauescu's final speech is a speech delivered by Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauescu on 21 December 1989. At the moment the situation is rather uncertain.
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