https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7 en-us 2023-05-18 15:53:12 UTC 2023-05-30 17:42:29 UTC hello@padlet.com dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597859291 Romanian authorities harass Reverend Laszlo Tokes, a Hungarian national. Tokes, who lived in the city of Timisoara, was protesting the mistreatment of Hungarians in his own city. Romanian authorities attempted to deport him, but his neighbors protested violently. Many skirmishes between police and protesters erupt across the city, leaving thousands dead or injured.]]> 2023-05-19 17:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597859291 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597864399 The protests in Timisoara spread to Romania's capital, Bucharest. The protests in Bucharest spiraled into riots, and from then on it was a full scale revolt. Ceausescu leaves his position of power. Rioters are hungry for blood, looking for the Romanian police responsible for holding civilians hostage during the Timisoara protests.]]> 2023-05-19 17:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597864399 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597867476 Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu is hated by his people. His rise to power in 1974 marks a dark era in the history of Romania. A full decade of oppression of the people, and specifically oppression of Hungarian and Roma minorities have turned Ceausescu's people against him. His decade long, extremely authoritarian regime, and selfish spending has led his country into disarray and disaster. ]]> 2023-05-19 17:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597867476 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597868774 Ceausescu and his wife are captured trying to flee the country. ]]> 2023-05-19 17:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597868774 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597873567 Ceausescu and his wife are tried on several charges, including massacre of the Romanian people and theft of over $1 billion from the country. The trial lasts 2 hours and the court finds them guilty. They are executed later that day, on live Romanian television.]]> 2023-05-19 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597873567 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597878797 The Socialist Party of Ion Iliescu wins the 1990 general election in a dubious landslide. Critics call the election false, but nonetheless it marks the beginning of a new era for Romania and a new government, led by Ion Iliescu.]]> 2023-05-19 17:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2597878797 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604872870 Romanian rioters gather in front of the Romanian Communist Party's headquarters.]]> 2023-05-25 13:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604872870 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604930163 2023-05-25 14:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604930163 dakhotline https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604934842 2023-05-25 14:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dakhotline/u91m52hi28dknfc7/wish/2604934842