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198916–25 December 1989 · Bucharest

Romanian Revolution

Bucharest's Revolution Square at night, with the Memorial of Rebirth and the former Central Committee building
Photo: Alexandru Panoiu. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Protests in Timișoara to protect the pastor László Tőkés grew into a revolt against Nicolae Ceaușescu. On 21 December his staged rally in Bucharest dissolved into jeers, and next day he fled the Central Committee roof by helicopter as the army changed sides. He and his wife were captured, tried and shot on 25 December. About 1,100 people died.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Revolution Square, BucharestThe former Central Committee building and its balcony, with the Memorial of Rebirth.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Memorial of the Revolution, TimișoaraMuseum of the December uprising in the city where it began.Map ↗
  3. Site 3: Victory Square, TimișoaraOpera square where crowds gathered and declared the city free.Map ↗

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