ceausescu last speech transcript

You should have stayed in Iran where you had flown to. It is a historic time, given that no military member goes public to speak negatively about the ultimate commander. Why did you starve the people? I will not answer anymore. Paper is patient. But rebellion begins involuntarily, at the Hayekian level. 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. If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. Furnish proof! Immediately before them were plainclothes Securitate agents and a row of police militia, who kept the mass of the crowd about thirty yards back from the front of the Central Committee building. The Idiot Vote: The Democrats Core Constituency What should he ask us? I just couldnt convince myself to do it., He is not alone. Whatever the reason, the result is that the penalty will raise $27 billion less over the next decade than the CBO had originally expected. Do you want to sign this statement? 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. He was a cosignatory of an open letter harshly critical of the Ceauescu region which appeared last march. 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. The story ofCeauescus final speech is a textbook example. We must not allow the slightest impression of illegality to emerge. The court notes that the investigations have been concluded. No one can deprive me of these functions. Thousands of workers were bused into the square under threat of being fired. Workers, military units and other popular organizations were bused to the capitol and given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing. Ceauescu's speech of 21 August 1968 [English Subtitles] Transcrierea discursului lui Ceauescu: 01:08 Nicolae Ceauescu: Dragi tovari. Ceausescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. This shows again how false the charges are. I will only speak in front of it. Ceausescu relates his recent meeting with Dubcek in Prague in August 1968. His talks with Dubcek focused primarily on the events that had unfolded in Czechoslovakia over the last several months. PROSECUTOR: Esteemed Mr. Chairman, I have been one of those who, as a lawyer, would have liked to oppose the death sentence, because it is inhuman. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. The process usually follows this path. A tyrant stops knowing the difference. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. Getting a shut-off notice from a utility is also sufficient to claim a hardship exemption. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. They were only busy enslaving the people and building up an apparatus of power. No one can dissolve the National Assembly. CEAUSESCU: I will not answer. PROSECUTOR: Who gave the order to shoot in Bucharest, for instance? If you had had a mental illness and admitted this, you would not be responsible for your acts. By the way, I will not answer any more questions. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu should be punished in a really legal trial. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I repeat: I am the president of Romania and the commander in chief of the Romanian army. 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. Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway The catastrophic situation of the country is known all over the world. The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli Suntem in fata unui tribunal al poporului. The prosecutor agrees, but stresses that they lived in them while the people suffered. By the morning of 22 December, the rebellion had already spread to all major cities across the country. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly no one else. PROSECUTOR: The people are fighting against you, not against the new forum. Romanian demonstrators gathered in front of the headquarters of the Romanian Communist Party in Bucharest during the 1989 anti-communist revolution, 22 December 1989. ELENA CEAUESCU: We will not sign any statement. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Her scientific papers were published abroad! No, no, he says. "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. The day began as it ended with vehement anti-Ceauescu demonstrations. No one can ask Bergdahl, since he is now reported as being unable to speak to anyone including his family. 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. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? CEAUSESCU: I will not answer this question. We are all equal. Not a single shot was fired in Palace Square. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward. PROSECUTOR: Children cannot even buy plain candy, and you are living in the palaces of the people. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will answer any question, but only at the Grand National Assembly, before the representatives of the working class. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. Not a single shot. What about the accounts? All the world should know what is going on here. Not a single shot. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. A little noticed article in the Sydney Morning Herald notes that Australia will support Japans effort to repeal its pacifist constitution. They not only deprived the people of heating, electricity and foodstuffs, they also tyrannized the soul of the Romanian people. Tyrannies are buried by the shovel of self-deception. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. They were given red flags, banners and large pictures of Ceauescu. At the beginning, Ceausescu claimed that it is a provocation to be asked whether he was sick. I told you right at the beginning that I will not answer a single question. A caretaker government was announced within an hour of the dictators capture. It is a lie that I made the people starve. The prosecutor asks the counsel for the defense to ask Ceauescu whether he knows that he is no longer president of the country, that Elena Ceauescu has also lost all her official state functions and that the government has been dissolved. Robert Ford, the former US ambassador to Syria, has effectively accused the Obama administration of abandoning genuinely pro-American rebels in Syria thereby allowing the ascendance of al-Qaeda. 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. The collapse of the narrative doesnt happen in a single big step, but through an accumulation of small, personal, often innocuous refusals. The final speech of the prosecutor follows: PROSECUTOR: It is very difficult for us to act, to pass a verdict on people who even now do not want to admit to the criminal offenses that they have committed during 25 years and admit to the genocide, not only in Timisoara and Bucharest, but primarily also to the criminal offenses committed during the past 25 years. Video of Ceausescu's Last Speech, December 1989 Annotation One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescu's December 21st speech (or lack thereof). Ford said of his resignation,I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy. Sooner or later inability to credit yoga or videos produced in Los Angeles as actual factors becomes more and more widespread. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this court. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? And who brought them into the country? I will not answer any question. This demonstrates their lack of understanding. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. What may happen of course, is that like a frog slowly being boiled in a pot, the process happens so slowly that people arent aware of it themselves. In addition, the law forbids the IRS from using its normal enforcement tools to collect unpaid penalties. Stanley double-crossed Richard at the crucial moment. Grandiose plans are announced, pivots are ordered, Red Lines are drawn, all manner of schemes are announced with a maximum of hoopla but everybody ignores it they know the latest fad will pass and the regime will Move On. What defamation, what provocations! You have information about it. PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties. A lie, a lie in my face. You are faced with charges that you held really sumptuous celebrations on all holidays at your house. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. However, they will be indicted, and a sentence will be passed on the basis of the new legal system. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No one recognizes that. Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. The History: Last Speech, Trial and Execution Decades of brutal oppression under the Ceausescu regime came to a head in Timisoara, earlier that same December. Now we finally saw your villa on television, the golden plates from which you ate, the foodstuffs that you had imported, the luxurious celebrations, pictures from your luxurious celebrations. One momentCeauescu was in total control of Romania, determined to crush his enemies. ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. The prosecutor quotes Ceauescu, Ceauescu's program. And we will not betray our people here. Who pays them? Its not that we dont want to respect the commander-in-chief, one told me sadly. 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. In the uprising by people against Ceausescu during this speech and in subsequent days 1,058 people lost there lives. "Stenographic transcript of meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party," August 17, 1968, History . Ti-mi-oa-ra! 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. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. By 6 pm, Romanian television was broadcasting live reports of victory rallies attended by thousands in Bucharest. Those moments of Ceausescus weakness and the power of popular pressure explain why, a mere 48 hours later, Ceausescu was attempting to flee Romania, all power lost. Tell us! Thousands of workers were bussed into the square under threat of being fired. Ford said of his resignation,I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy. Sooner or later inability to credit yoga or videos produced in Los Angeles as actual factors becomes more and more widespread. Copyright 2023 PJMedia.com/Salem Media. I will only speak at the Grand National Assembly. The next he was a hunted man. Please make a note that here it has been stated that all legal regulations have been observed, that this is a legal trial. And who brought them into the country? 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. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: 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. These two defendants procured the most luxurious foodstuffs and clothes from abroad. We have data concerning both of them. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Is it possible that we are facing such charges? ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. We want a legal trial. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will not answer this question. The story of Ceauescu's final speech is a textbook example. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws. PROSECUTOR: You claim to have taken measures so that every peasant is entitled to 200 kilograms of wheat. Share . This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? PROSECUTOR: So you know the new forum. 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. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. This is our home. And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. After an outage of transmission of Romanian television, the speaker announces the verdict in the trial of Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu is death sentence. The archive focuses largely on the period from 1965, when Romania was ruled over by the Ceausescus, until. Richard III of England rode into Bosworth Field relying on his ally Baron Stanely to come to his aid. I would not call for the death sentence, but it would be incomprehensible for the Romanian people to have to go on suffering this great misery and not to have it ended by sentencing the two Ceausescus to death. Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu should be punished in a really legal trial. 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. Recent items of interest by Belmont readers based on Amazon click-throughs. This is a vulgar provocation. 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 Description One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescu's December 21st speech (or lack thereof). We will speak only at the National Assembly, because we have worked hard for the people all our lives. "a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. You are faced with charges that you held really sumptuous celebrations on all holidays at your house. Why did you make the peasants starve? We live in a normal apartment, just like every other citizen. Frederich Hayek identified the primary reason why tyrants fall: they rely on the poisoned cup of centralized knowledge. 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. PROSECUTOR: Nicolae Ceausescu should tell us why he does not answer our questions. The slippage that attracts the most attention of course, is discontent within the United States military. PROSECUTOR: Whether you have ever had a mental illness. The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. The Ceauescu administrations Prime Minister, Mr Constantin Dsclescu, and his government were said to have resigned. Have you understood them? 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 Bucharests Broadcasting House was the main source of information yesterday for Romanians about the countrys liberation and the means by which politicians, military officers and dissidents tried to influence the situation. Making use of Marxist-Leninist rhetoric, he delivered a litany of the achievements of the "socialist revolution" and Romanian "multi-laterally developed . And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. Machine guns splattered against a background of church bells ringing in triumph. Shakespeare dramatized the turnabout in his famous scene. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. You were so impertinent as to cut off oxygen lines in hospitals and to shoot people in their hospital beds. No one wanted to do anything for you anymore. Within hours Ceauescu was beseiged inside the Central Committee building by irate crowds. I have nothing to do with them. Fiction. He would be executed a few days later. 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. 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. No one can deprive me of these functions. Why do the peasants then buy their bread in Bucharest? He answers: I am the president of Romania, and I am the commander in chief of the Romanian army. It must be cleared up whether Ceauescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. President, I would like to know something: the accused should tell us who the mercenaries are. The prosecutor quotes Ceausescu, Ceausescu's program. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. Later reports suggested the couple had been captured. Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary: Thirty years on, will the guilty pay for horror of Ceauescu orphanages? All strategic points in the country were said to be under the control of the people. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize you. CEAUSESCU: This is not possible at all. Everybody should be paid according to his performance. 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. PROSECUTOR: Whether you have ever had a mental illness. It is surpassingly perilous not only for the country, but also for the ruler who relies on it. They have lost all respect for their commander in chief. [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." Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . However, he had badly misread the crowd's mood. Because of the crimes they committed against the people, I plead, on behalf of the victims of these two tyrants, for the death sentence for the two defendants. . Tax experts say the best it can do is withhold the penalty amount from any tax refund due. And so should such reports chill one to the bone. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? PROSECUTOR: So you know the new forum. ELENA CEAUESCU: I will not answer. PROSECUTOR: We now have another leading organ. CEAUSESCU: Her scientific papers were published abroad! CEAUSESCU: We will discuss this before the Grand National Assembly. 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. Finally, I would like to refer once more to the genocide, the numerous killings carried out during the past few days. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. They are cowards. And Elena says: It is incredible what they are inventing, incredible. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. Ceausescu's last speech was interrupted but not by the shouts of the masses. His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony. I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. We have sacrificed all our lives to the people. KGB technicians and agents made one of the most brilliant moves and played a recording of whistles and protests through installed speakers in the square. They are speaking about injustice, ineptitude and impeachment. ELENA CEAUESCU: The intelligentsia of the country will hear what you are accusing us of. You told us about it here. 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. Please make a note that here it has been stated that all legal regulations have been observed, that this is a legal trial. The palaces belong to the people. One of the fundamental defenses of a democracy is the truth. 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A later article shows that Australia is moving toward purchasing Japanese submarines to replace its existing fleet. We have sufficient data on this period. ELENA CEAUSESCU: I will not answer. Their son, Nicu, was shown on television under arrest. Some people will continue to believe the narrative, but even among the acolytes, the fatal smoke of doubt has entered the temple. Centralized regimes may seem to collapse suddenly, yet in reality they have been coming apart for a long time. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. Have you understood them? The produce which the peasants grew was exported, and the peasants came from the most remote provinces to Bucharest and to the other cities in order to buy bread. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. No one was shot. Workers from a Bucharest power plant started chanting "Ti-mi-oa-ra! Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. CEAUSESCU: Nu recunosc nici un tribunal in afara de Marea Adunare Nationala. The crimes against the people grew year by year. The following is a transcript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceauescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television. We have sacrificed all our lives to the people. Storm Over The South China Sea The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. Tell the people that I will answer all their questions. 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. George thought about it for awhile and concluded he just couldnt. Its just that he makes it so hard to do so.. Then he is treated like a normal citizen. Transcriptul "procesului" Nicolae si Elena Ceausescu. The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here. Another question to Ceausescu: Who ordered the bloodbath in Timisoara. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. The video- shown live on Romanian television-- shows his confusion and consternation and the barely audible comments.

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