ceausescu last speech transcript

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. The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. Now the counsel for the defense, who was appointed by the court, asks whether Nicolae and Elena Ceauescu know the aforementioned facts that he is no longer president, that she has lost all official functions. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu state: Well, you told us about it. Elena and Nicolae Ceasescu state: Well, you told us about it. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Ceauescu does not recognize the new legal structures of power of the country. We have sacrificed all our lives to the people. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Nicolae Ceauescu refuses to cooperate with the court-appointed counsel for the defense. ELENA CEAUSESCU: Accounts in Switzerland? 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. 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. 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. Some people will continue to believe the narrative, but even among the acolytes, the fatal smoke of doubt has entered the temple. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws. PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. 105). He was a cosignatory of an open letter harshly critical of the Ceauescu region which appeared last march. Its bulletins provide a dramatic account of the most important day in Romanias history since the Communist takeover in 1948. This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? You were so impertinent as to cut off oxygen lines in hospitals and to shoot people in their hospital beds. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I repeat: I am the president of Romania and the commander in chief of the Romanian army. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this new forum. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: We will discuss this before the Grand National Assembly. Shakespeare dramatized the turnabout in his famous scene. The Soviet Parliament expressed its approval of the fall of President Ceauescu and sent to the Romanian people a special message of support proposed by President Gorbachev. Ceausescu begins his address to the people as he had in years past but this year the tide turned. The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. ELENA CEAUESCU: How can one tell us something like this? "a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. I do not recognize this court. Everybody should be paid according to his performance. PROSECUTOR: And who heads Securitate? We are all equal. Their son, Nicu, was shown on television under arrest. 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. Sooner or later an administration neuters itself from sheer implausibility. 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. Perhaps the biggest example of thisis a CBO report that while 30 million people will technically be liable to pay the Obamacare Individual Mandate fine but in practice all but 4 million will have their fines waived or exempted. What do you think? Powered by Omeka, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History & New Media. A photo of a television screen of Nicolae Ceauescu delivering his last public speech from the balcony of the Romanian Communist Party headquarters, 21 December 1989. ELENA CEAUESCU: What genocide? PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties. The counsel for the defense now takes the floor and instructs the Ceauescus once again that they have the right to defense and that they should accept this right. All the world should know what is going on here. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? No one can deprive me of these functions. 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 Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu must be held fully responsible for this. ELENA CEAUESCU: I will not answer. CEAUSESCU: We will discuss this before the Grand National Assembly. The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. PROSECUTOR: Who gave the order to shoot in Bucharest, for instance? At that very moment, many everyday Romanians saw the weakness of Ceauescu's regime for the first time. I told you right at the beginning that I will not answer a single question. Because of this indictment, I call for the death sentence and the impounding of the entire property of the two accused. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. Romanian demonstrators gathered in front of the headquarters of the Romanian Communist Party in Bucharest during the 1989 anti-communist revolution, 22 December 1989. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this court. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Ceausescu does not recognize the new legal structures of power of the country. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? All their property will be impounded. The palaces belong to the people. We have sufficient data on this period. Now we are making a last attempt. And who brought them into the country? This was a coup d'etat. In response, the two laugh, and she says: We do not stay abroad. Any actual attempts to fine 30 million Americans would end in a political disaster. I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania. 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. . ELENA CEAUESCU: Accounts in Switzerland? This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu must be held fully responsible for this. 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. PROSECUTOR: Will you sign the statement now or not? 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. Ceauescu refused to answer. The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. I have nothing to do with them. Here Nicolae Ceauescu steps in and defends her. You are faced with charges that you held really sumptuous celebrations on all holidays at your house. [3], From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, The former headquarters of the Central Committee of the, File:Ceausescu Final Speech - Former Central Committee Building - Bucharest - Romania.jpg, Video of Ceausescus Last Speech, December 1989, Nicolae Ceauescu LAST SPEECH (english subtitles) 1/2, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Ceauescu%27s_final_speech&oldid=714636674, Articles with Romanian-language external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. The story of Ceauescu's final speech is a textbook example. 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. In the footage, Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu can be seen delivering a speech from the balcony of the Central Committee building overlooking Palace Square, now know as "Revolution Square," where he praised the achievements of Romania's socialist regime and its "multi-laterally developed socialist society." From Wikipedia: "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). Storm Over The South China Sea But we are not talking about people. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989. In one speech, a Romanian politician likened Ceausescu to Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Peter the Great, Abraham Lincoln and other major historical figures. They cultivated the soil in line with your orders and had nothing to eat. Not a single shot. Elena Ceauescu's last moments were as pathetic as one could imagine. Nicolae Ceauescu had been making speeches for over a couple of decades. Who pays them? Fiction. Only a few hours before the Genius of the Carpathians had been in apparently complete command. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu should be punished in a really legal trial. Decembrie 25 1989 - Garnizoana Tirgoviste. PROSECUTOR: Well, Mr. The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. quotes Israeli oppositionists as accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of loathing Barack Obama so intensely it has endangering the Jewish states security. 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. Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the early hours in front of the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, undeterred by armoured vehicles. What happened? has openly accused president Obama as unable to lead in world. At the moment the situation is rather uncertain. You were the most important aide, the number two in the cabinet, in the government. CEAUSESCU: I repeat: I am the president of Romania and the commander in chief of the Romanian army. Why did you starve the people? Tip Jar or Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the Belmont Club. We have sufficient data on this period. Only a president who is still confirmed in his position can demand to speak at the Grand National Assembly. He refused to undergo a psychiatric examination. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Nobody can change the state structures. 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. In the essay The Use of Knowledge in Society, Hayek argued that in complex systems the relevant facts are dispersed among many people. Her husband, Nicolae. CEAUSESCU: Her scientific papers were published abroad! The recent Bergdahl prisoner swap in which five hardened Taliban terrorists were released from prison is rubbing a lot of the military veterans attending D-Day events the wrong way. PROSECUTOR: Do you not know anything about the order to shoot? But by then there was nowhere to hide. I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania. 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. This year, the crowd begins to chant unscripted comments back at the dictator. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward. ELENA CEAUESCU: Such impudence! You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here. ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. The details are known. CHIEF PROSECUTOR: Esteemed chairman of the court, today we have to pass a verdict on the defendants Nicolae Ceausescu and Elena Ceausescu who have committed the following offenses: Crimes against the people. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward purchasing Japanese submarines to replace its existing fleet. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. They have lost all respect for their commander in chief. No, no, he says. No one wanted to do anything for you anymore. [1] The crowd, now totaling up to 80,000, were given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing. Paper is patient. 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. This shows again how false the charges are. Ceauescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about them. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this court. It is surpassingly perilous not only for the country, but also for the ruler who relies on it. One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescus December 21st speech (or lack thereof). This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. You are faced with charges that you held really sumptuous celebrations on all holidays at your house. The crimes against the people grew year by year. This is where President Ceausescu gave his final speech in December 1989, before fleeing Bucharest. Yet there is a big difference between grousing, which is endemic to the military, and actual rebellion. Tyrannies are buried by the shovel of self-deception. Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. His 1936 mugshot at age 18 still haunts the internet. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Nicolae Ceausescu refuses to cooperate with the court-appointed counsel for the defense. PROSECUTOR: We have always spoken of equality. I will only speak in front of it. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Is it possible that we are facing such charges? A little noticed article in the, notes that Australia will support Japans effort to repeal its pacifist constitution. The truth shall set you free, even if it makes you miserable. No Way In at Amazon Kindle $8.95, print $9.99. And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. The collapse of the narrative doesnt happen in a single big step, but through an accumulation of small, personal, often innocuous refusals. 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. Teams of doctors with emergency medical supplies were being flown in from Geneva last night. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. PROSECUTOR: Let us now talk about the accounts in Switzerland, Mr. Ceausescu. For example,the administration recently issued a new list of prisoners to be released from Guantanamo, citing theirpractice of yogaas proof they had reformed. Since the old government has been dissolved and Ceausescu has lost his functions, he no longer has the right to be treated as the president. 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. He had been falling for a long time, and proved the last to know. 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. What do you say as a citizen? You see, there is no use in talking to these people. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. The hardship exemption rules, for example, let anyone who experienced domestic violence avoid the mandate, without providing any documentation of abuse. I am now talking to you as simple citizens, and I hope that you will tell the truth. You see, there is no use in talking to these people. What prevents him from doing so? You cannot talk to me in such a way! PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army. 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. It is simply an accumulation of multitudes ignoring the official line bit by bit and thereby gradually placing themselves unwittingly in opposition to it. I do not recognize this court. You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. The crimes against the people grew year by year. 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: This is not possible at all. I have so many issues with the presidents policies, including the most recent ones, he told me ruefully. Tell us! You need not admit your mistakes, mister. Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. This is not possible. I will not answer any question. PROSECUTOR: The people are fighting against you, not against the new forum. I will not answer you putschists, Ceauescu says. Elena and Nicolae reject this. No one can ask Bergdahl, since he is now reported as being unable to speak to anyone including his family. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: We had no account in Switzerland. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony. PROSECUTOR: Nicolae Ceausescu should tell us why he does not answer our questions. Print. "Stenographic transcript of meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party," August 17, 1968, History . CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize you. It must be cleared up whether Ceauescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. PROSECUTOR: The terrorists are from Securitate? What happened was that he was misled by Centralized Information. The front rows of the assembly were made up of low-level Communist Party officials and members who acted as cheer-leaders. We live in a normal apartment, just like every other citizen. He answers: I am the president of Romania, and I am the commander in chief of the Romanian army. This is not possible. At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about 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 NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will not sign anything. Watching the "Video of Ceausescu's Last Speech" on the Making the History of 1989 website, a speech which Nikolae Ceausescu made on 21 December 1989, I was curious to see what the disturbance was that so rattled Ceausescu because by the end of the speech it appears a semblance of order had returned. And who brought them into the country? Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. CEAUSESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. I will only speak at the Grand National Assembly. Getting a shut-off notice from a utility is also sufficient to claim a hardship exemption. The defendant has not recognized us. He also refuses to recognize the new forum. [1], His security guard appeared, disappeared and, finally, hustled Ceauescu off the balcony. ELENA CEAUESCU: We will not sign any statement. 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. He still considers himself to be the country's president and the commander in chief of the army. 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. . If you had had a mental illness and admitted this, you would not be responsible for your acts. 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. As the crowd becomes more unruly, Ceausescu becomes more confused and he begins arguing with the unseen hecklers. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. The Defence Minister, General Vasile Milea, was said to have committed suicide although it is equally possible he was shot by a member of the Ceauescu retinue. They were not really interested in the people. I am the president of the people. Thousands of workers were bused into the square under threat of being fired. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. 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