PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide or did you, as a chemist, only deal with polymers? The prosecutor turns to Elena: You have always been wiser and more ready to talk, a scientist. The people were slaves. You see, there is no use in talking to these people. Tip Jar or Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the Belmont Club. Nicolae Ceausescu - Last Speech, Trial and Execution - History Channel (ENG subtitled) ac agencija 258 subscribers Subscribe 743 Save 111K views 3 years ago Notice Age-restricted video (based. His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony. Why did you make the peasants starve? You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. 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. 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. 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. 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How can one say something like this? Ceauescu answers: As I said before, the people are fighting for their freedom and against this putsch, against this usurpation. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. Finally, I would like to refer once more to the genocide, the numerous killings carried out during the past few days. You should have stayed in Iran where you had flown to. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? We will speak only at the National Assembly, because we have worked hard for the people all our lives. 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. COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: Even though he like her committed insane acts, we want to defend them. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. Lech Walesa has openly accused president Obama as unable to lead in world. Please make a note that here it has been stated that all legal regulations have been observed, that this is a legal trial. CEAUSESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. Ceausescu's Last Speech | History for You and Me For example,the administration recently issued a new list of prisoners to be released from Guantanamo, citing theirpractice of yogaas proof they had reformed. 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. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. Tell the people that I will answer all their questions. PROSECUTOR: Note: He does not recognize the points mentioned in the bill of indictment. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this court. The trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceauescu was held on 25 December 1989 by an Exceptional Military Tribunal, a drumhead court-martial created at the request of a newly formed group called the National Salvation Front. I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. It can go on for a long time shedding parts, but eventually the axle falls out. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. 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. 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. It must be cleared up whether Ceausescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? No one wanted to do anything for you anymore. A flight into peril, flashbacks to underground action. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties. This year, the crowd begins to chant unscripted comments back at the dictator. PROSECUTOR: We have always spoken of equality. The prosecutor quotes Ceauescu, Ceauescu's program. I have nothing to do with them. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu should be punished in a really legal trial. All their property will be impounded. I am the president of the people. Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. Sooner or later an administration neuters itself from sheer implausibility. Within hours Ceauescu was beseiged inside the Central Committee building by irate crowds. His country passed from traditional monarchy to troubled democracy to royal dictatorship to military control to occupied territory. 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 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. Elena and Nicolae reject this. No one was shot. 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. Another question . 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. Answer this question! PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. The crimes against the people grew year by year. Elena and Nicolae reject this. This is our home. They are cowards. PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? "Stenographic transcript of meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party," August 17, 1968, History . Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu appeared on the balcony of the Central Committee of Comunmunist Party of Romania building, in Bucharest, Romania, on 21 December 1989, and began as he had in years past, with a speech laden with the usual `wooden language`. Nicolae Ceauescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikola.e tea.uesku]; 26 January 1918 -- 25 December 1989) was a Romanian Communist politician. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: What an obscene provocation. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. You were so impertinent as to cut off oxygen lines in hospitals and to shoot people in their hospital beds. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17U.S.C. He answers: I am the president of Romania, and I am the commander in chief of the Romanian army. Now you know what members of our U.S. military are thinking and saying. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? I will not say anything here. I do not recognize the court. CEAUSESCU: This is not possible at all. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward purchasing Japanese submarines to replace its existing fleet. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. This is not possible. 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. 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. "This is the final battle," he said. I do not recognize this court. At the beginning, Ceausescu claimed that it is a provocation to be asked whether he was sick. 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 Marxist-Leninist wooden language. However, he had badly misread the crowds mood. Trump says "this is the final battle" as he lays out grievances, 2024 Soon afterwards, Bucharest television reported that Mr Ceauescu and his wife were no longer in the country. Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers Rebranding Christianity for $3.99, or why the truth shall make you free This shows again how false the charges are. Historical place Mark's spot where Ceausescu had his last speech The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. His 1936 mugshot at age 18 still haunts the internet. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. But we are not talking about people. I will not answer any question. 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. For example, there isa silent falling away among American allies. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. One momentCeauescu was in total control of Romania, determined to crush his enemies. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. They are speaking about injustice, ineptitude and impeachment. ELENA CEAUESCU: What genocide? But those who shot at the young people were the security men, the terrorists. Two: Armed attack on the people and the state power, in accordance with Article 163 of the penal code. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. In response, the two laugh, and she says: We do not stay abroad. 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. . And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. You have information about it. ELENA CEAUESCU: Incredible. CEAUSESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. 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. They were not really interested in the people. The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli This demonstrates their lack of understanding. "a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. Ceausescu refused to answer. Who are these fanatics? NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this new forum. That is why the people are fighting all over the country. Tell us! 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. We want a legal trial. Nicolae Ceausescu LAST SPEECH english subtitles 2/2 - YouTube Nobody has the right to abolish the Grand National Assembly. Do you want to sign this statement? You were the most important aide, the number two in the cabinet, in the government. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws. If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. But who gave the order to shoot? This is where President Ceausescu gave his final speech in December 1989, before fleeing Bucharest. Ceausescu begins his address to the people as he had in years past but this year the tide turned. 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. Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. For example, George Ciampa, an 89-year old D-Day veteran refused an invitation to meet with President Obama at the White House.