The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. 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. Do you want to sign this statement? You should have stayed in Iran where you had flown to. PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu must be held fully responsible for this. It is surpassingly perilous not only for the country, but also for the ruler who relies on it. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. CEAUSESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. Ceausescu relates his recent meeting with Dubcek in Prague in August 1968. Now we are making a last attempt. The Securitate had hidden food reserves on which Bucharest could have survived for months, the whole of Bucharest. 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. If you had had a mental illness and admitted this, you would not be responsible for your acts. No one can ask Bergdahl, since he is now reported as being unable to speak to anyone including his family. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. 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. You told us about it here. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: She was not a deputy prime minister, but the first deputy prime minister. Workers from a Bucharest power plant started chanting Ti-mi-oa-ra! Hayek and Ceauescu's Last Speech - PJ Media ELENA CEAUESCU: We will not sign any statement. After many people began to exit the square, Ceauescu shouted over the public address system for them to "remain seated". Who are these fanatics? Have you understood them? 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 refused to answer. Ceauescu was finally cornered in a small town, where he and his wife were subjected to a summary trial, taken out to the courtyard and shot. Ceauescu's speech of 21 August 1968 - Wikipedia Wilson Center Digital Archive We must not allow the slightest impression of illegality to emerge. 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). NICOLAE CEAUESCU: This is not possible at all. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. 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. CEAUSESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. 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. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the early hours in front of the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, undeterred by armoured vehicles. After an outage of transmission of Romanian television, the speaker announces the verdict in the trial of Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu is death sentence. 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 Ceauescus to death. They are speaking about injustice, ineptitude and impeachment. The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. 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. 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. PROSECUTOR: Please, ask Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu whether they have ever had a mental illness. One of the fundamental defenses of a democracy is the truth. 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. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. O voce: Un pahar cu apa! He was a cosignatory of an open letter harshly critical of the Ceauescu region which appeared last march. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide or did you, as a chemist, only deal with polymers? He was Secre. This is a legal trial, and I honor them by defending 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. This year, the crowd begins to chant unscripted comments back at the dictator. I just couldnt convince myself to do it., He is not alone. There is still shooting going on, the prosecutor says. You were so impertinent as to cut off oxygen lines in hospitals and to shoot people in their hospital beds. They were not really interested in the people. CEAUSESCU: Is it possible that we are facing such charges? No one can deprive me of these functions. This is our home. No one can dissolve the National Assembly. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? Every honest citizen who worked hard here until 22 December knows that we do not have medicines, that you two have killed children and other people in this way, that there is nothing to eat, no heating, no electricity. JUDECATORUL: Va rog sa luati loc. 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. Paper is patient. PROSECUTOR: Nicolae Ceauescu should tell us why he does not answer our questions. And we will not betray our people here. 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. I will not say anything here. They were given red flags, banners and large pictures of Ceauescu and his wife. Finally, I would like to refer once more to the genocide, the numerous killings carried out during the past few days. Ceauescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this court. The defendant has not recognized us. Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. The truth shall set you free, even if it makes you miserable. Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . You cannot talk to me in such a way! And you might perhaps have achieved the understanding of the Romanian people if you had now admitted your guilt. Any actual attempts to fine 30 million Americans would end in a political disaster. PROSECUTOR: Let us now talk about the accounts in Switzerland, Mr. Ceauescu. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. But who gave the order to shoot? PROSECUTOR: And who heads Securitate? 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All the world should know what is going on here. One of the first acts of the new leadership was to place the security forces, the dreaded Securitate, under control of the army. Transcript of the trial of Nicolae and E. Ceausescu They cultivated the soil in line with your orders and had nothing to eat. CEAUSESCU: No, we will not sign. I will not answer any more. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this court. Its not that we dont want to respect the commander-in-chief, one told me sadly. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this court. 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. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this new forum. But by then there was nowhere to hide. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. You were not used to talking to the people. Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No one recognizes that. 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. How can one say something like this? He answers: I am the president of Romania, and I am the commander in chief of the Romanian army. 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. Paper is patient. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. 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 Print. Then he is treated like a normal citizen. 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. 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. Teams of doctors with emergency medical supplies were being flown in from Geneva last night. You cannot talk to me in such a way! No, no, he says. The prosecutor turns to Elena: You have always been wiser and more ready to talk, a scientist. This is not possible. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. They are not only accused of offenses committed during the past few days, but of offenses committed during the past 25 years. And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. All the world should know what is going on here. The prosecutor agrees, but stresses that they lived in them while the people suffered. Here Nicolae Ceauescu steps in and defends her. 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: Note the following: the defendant refuses to sign this statement. No Way In at Amazon Kindle $8.95, print $9.99. Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . At the beginning, Ceauescu claimed that it is a provocation to be asked whether he was sick. You told us about it here. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. 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. I will not answer you putschists, Ceausescu says. This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. Another question to Ceausescu: Who ordered the bloodbath in Timisoara. 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. PROSECUTOR: Note the following: The defendant refuses to sign this statement. One in four of the population is believed to have a member. The story ofCeauescus final speech is a textbook example. Historical place Mark's spot where Ceausescu had his last speech The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. . This is our home. Then follows the reading of the indictment. 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. You were the most important aide, the number two in the cabinet, in the government. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu must be held fully responsible for this. CEAUSESCU: No, we had no palaces. Fiction. You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. Video of Ceausescu's Last Speech, December 1989 | Making the History of I am a member and the chairwoman of the Academy of Sciences. Forget what the politicians on Capitol Hill are saying about the prisoner swap. Two: Armed attack on the people and the state power, in accordance with Article 163 of the penal code. PROSECUTOR: Who ordered shooting into the crowd? I will not answer anymore. 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. Then follows the reading of the indictment. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. PROSECUTOR: So far, they have always claimed that we have built this country, we have paid our debts, but with this they bled the country to death and have hoarded enough money to ensure their escape. PROSECUTOR: And who heads Securitate? Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu state: Well, you told us about it. Plenara Comitetului Central al Partidului, Consiliul de Stat, Guvernul, repr. Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. 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: One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescus December 21st speech (or lack thereof). This gang will be destroyed. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army. At the beginning, Ceausescu claimed that it is a provocation to be asked whether he was sick. Earlier, joyful crowds had paraded through the city after reports that Mr Ceauescu had been arrested after trying to flee from the roof of the party headquarters by helicopter. This demonstrates their lack of understanding. The day began as it ended with vehement anti-Ceauescu demonstrations. 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. The Times of Israel quotes Israeli oppositionists as accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of loathing Barack Obama so intensely it has endangering the Jewish states security. Transcript of the closed trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceauescu, https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Transcript_of_the_closed_trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceauescu&oldid=6470911, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws. It can go on for a long time shedding parts, but eventually the axle falls out. 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. Do you want to sign this statement? As hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when . It gave no further details. I will only speak in front of it. Lech Walesa has openly accused president Obama as unable to lead in world. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, we will not sign. They wanted to separate the people from 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. They were only busy enslaving the people and building up an apparatus of power. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. The Idiot Vote: The Democrats Core Constituency If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. And Elena says: It is incredible what they are inventing, incredible. PROSECUTOR: Who ordered shooting into the crowd? 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. I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. But those who shot at the young people were the security men, the terrorists. The prosecutor cites all academic titles she had always claimed to have. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. 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. Storm Over The South China Sea We have data concerning both of them. 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 early evening, it was announced that a National Democracy Committee had been formed, made up of uncompromised military commanders, students and intellectuals. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Ceauescu does not recognize the new legal structures of power of the country. PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? This shows again how false the charges are. No one was shot. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly -- no one else. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. Only a few hours before the Genius of the Carpathians had been in apparently complete command. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Nicolae Ceauescu refuses to cooperate with the court-appointed counsel for the defense. PROSECUTOR: Note: He does not recognize the points mentioned in the bill of indictment. The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here. Ceausescu and his wife were later captured, tried, and executed. Unprecedented Interruption of Ceausescu's Speech With AM-Romania, Bjt One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescus December 21st speech (or lack thereof). The process usually follows this path. 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. Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. I will only speak at the Grand National Assembly. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. They organized the putsch. 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. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. Everybody should be paid according to his performance. 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. I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania. This year, the crowd begins to chant unscripted comments back at the dictator. PROSECUTOR: Well, Mr. I will not say anything here. Rebranding Christianity (The World of Information) Furnish proof! The Ceauescu administrations Prime Minister, Mr Constantin Dsclescu, and his government were said to have resigned. PROSECUTOR: Why do you think that people are fighting today? 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. Centralized regimes may seem to collapse suddenly, yet in reality they have been coming apart for a long time. PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. In the essay The Use of Knowledge in Society, Hayek argued that in complex systems the relevant facts are dispersed among many people. The prosecutor cites all academic titles she had always claimed to have. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. No, no, he says. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. They were not really interested in the people. COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: Even though he -- like her -- committed insane acts, we want to defend them. Ceausescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. The next he was a hunted man. This is a vulgar provocation. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. We will speak only at the National Assembly, because we have worked hard for the people all our lives. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, no. That is why the people are fighting all over the country.
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