Nicolae Ceausescu LAST SPEECH (english subtitles) 1/2

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  • Nicolae Ceauşescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e tʃa.uˈʃesku]; 26 January 1918 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the Secretary General of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, President of the Council of State from 1967, and President of Romania from 1974 to 1989.
    His rule was marked in the first decade by an open policy towards Western Europe and the United States, which deviated from that of the other Warsaw Pact states during the Cold War. He continued a trend first established by his predecessor, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who had tactfully coaxed the Soviet Union into withdrawing troops from Romania in 1958.[1]
    Ceauşescu's second decade was characterized by an increasingly erratic personality cult, nationalism and a deterioration in foreign relations with the Western powers as well as the Soviet Union. Ceauşescu's government was overthrown in a December 1989 military coup, and he and his wife were executed following a televised two-hour session by a kangaroo court.[2]
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_...
    Nicolae Ceaușescu: (cu tonul obișnuit) „Dragi tovarăși și pretini, cetățeni ai capitalii României socialiste. Doresc, în primu’ rând, să vă adresez dumneavoastră, participanților la acestă mare adunare populară, tutulol loc’itorilor mun’cipului București, un salut călduros, rev’loţionar, împreună cu cele mai bune urări de succes în toati domenilii de activitate.”
    (urale)
    NC: „Doresc, de asemenea, s’adresez mulțumiri inițiatorilor (zâmbește și privește în partea dreaptă) și organizatorilor acestei mare manifestări populare din București… (vuiet în piață)…considerând acesta…(vuietul crește)… ca o…”
    Elena Ceaușescu: (către cei din balcon) „Trage cineva.”
    Emil Bobu: (la urechea lui NC) „Vino-n Sediu’.”
    EC: „Ăă, ce vine? Cutremur?”
    NC: „Cee?”
    EB: „Vino-n Sediu!”
    NC: „Cee?”
    EB: „Vino-n Sediu’. Repede! Vino-n Sediu!’.”
    NC: „Nu, mă, ho!” (adresându-i-se probabil lui EB care-l presa să se retragă)
    (o voce, probabil primarul Bucureștiului? sau to Emil Bobu, agent de influență al rusiei): „A dat „ tunul ” cineva, acolo, Ia stați!… (neinteligibil, probabil „o plesnitoare”)”
    NC: „Alo, aa..lo…”
    EB: „Ia, stați…”
    NC: „Alo…”
    EC: „Liniște.”
    NC: „Alo…alo…aa…lo.”
    EC: (pur și simplu scandează) „Li-niş-te, li-niş-te, li-niş-te!”
    NC: „Alo…alo….”
    EC: „Li-niş-te!”
    (o voce, probabil EB) : „Dragi tovarăși!”
    NC: „Alo…alo….” (bătăi cu mâna în microfon)
    EC: „Liniște!”
    NC: (i se adresează lui EC) „Șhhhh!, Taci măi!” „Alo, tovarăși!” „Tovarăși, așezați-vă liniștiți!” „Tovarăși!”
    EC: „Stați liniștiți!”
    NC: „Tovarăși!”
    EC: „Alo…”
    NC: „Tovarăși! Așezați-vă liniștiți!”
    NC: „Alo…”
    EC: „Stați liniștiți, oameni buni!”
    NC: „Tovarăși, așezați-vă liniștiți!”
    EC: „Alo… (bate în microfon, probabil cu un pix) Ce-i cu voi? Liniște! (bate foarte des în microfon)”
    EB: „Tovarăși!”
    EC: (continuă să bată în microfon) „Liniște!”
    EB: „Tovarăși, stați pe loc!” (mulți fugiseră după izbucnirea inițială și se dispersaseră).
    EB: „Adunați pă toți tovarășii!”
    EC: „Adunați-i pe toți. Ce e cu voi? Stați liniștiți! Liniște! N-auzi?”
    EB: „Liniște! (cineva tot bate în microfon, probabil cu mâna)”
    NC: „Alo…”
    EB: „Ia, uite, stau oamenii… (neinteligibil)”
    NC: „Alo…”
    EB: „Tovarăși, mergeți acolo …(neinteligibil)”
    EB: „Liniște!”
    NC: „Alo… așezați-vă liniștiți la locurili voastre! (se adresează celor din balcon) Asta-i o provocare. (din nou la microfon) Alo! Alo!”
    EC: „Așezați-vă liniștiți. Stați liniștiți!”
    NC: „Alo… cetățeni ai capitalii…”
    EB: „Mergeți înapoi, tovarăși.” (NC îi face semn să tacă, privește spre piață și își mușcă buzele cu expresia celui care-și dă seama că situația nu e în regulă, apoi face cu mâna fără prea multă convingere gestul acela de salut din coloana oficială).
    EC: „Stați liniștiți!”
    NC: (către cei din balcon) „E un grup, acolo…”
    EC: „ Liniștiți…liniște! (apoi către NC) Vorbește-le, vorbește-le!” „Alo!”
    NC: (reia pe tonul obișnuit) „Încă o dată, doresc să subliniez că trebuie să demonstrăm cu toată puterea forța și unitatea în apărarea independenţii, integrității și suveranității României etc. etc.”
    (NC încheie discursul în fața activiștilor de nădejde. Acesta este ultimul contact cu poporul).

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @morganlombardo9554
    @morganlombardo9554 7 днів тому +4

    I'm italian and I've only read something about this event and I've not understand: was this man hated or loved from the Romanian people? I mean: reading on Wikipedia, there is a lot of doubts about the fact that the revolution was made spontaneously from people or it was somethon wanted fron the soviet to let hin fall down. Any information? Better if from romanian people, who lived this moment

    • @AparatorulPoporului
      @AparatorulPoporului  7 днів тому

      Hey *. Ill pin this, lets see what the ppl says, im not deleting comments in my videos, all opinions are free to speech.

    • @anon7149
      @anon7149 7 днів тому +1

      Both. The ”soviet” was not who wanted him gone but the rest of the party. People hated the man for being a greedy oaf and his wife because she was a moron. People were starving and freezing. Sure, ask them now if they had food and if they had everything they needed and they will say that they were better than now, but ask them to describe this plentifullness in detail and youll be shocked.
      My father as a teen only had chicken claws as a source of meat and the walls in his room were covered in frost during winters.

    • @morganlombardo9554
      @morganlombardo9554 5 днів тому

      ​@@anon7149 I understand: for example I read that Romania has a lot of debts caused by him (sorry for my bad english and for the fact that I do not write the name of the dictator, I'm not able) but, at the time when he was killed, the debts were totally paid. Is this true? Personally I think this Is a very strange case because Is not so Easy ti Say: dictator=evil... Or, at least, not at 100%.

    • @morganlombardo9554
      @morganlombardo9554 5 днів тому

      ​@@anon7149 At least, the only ones Who cry are ever the poor people..

    • @anon7149
      @anon7149 4 дні тому +1

      @@morganlombardo9554 I think you're missing the point here. The man starved our country to cover the debts he accumulated over fruitless industrialization projects. He built a channel connecting the danube to the black sea which will only pay for itself in another 200 years. I also forgot to mention that the construction site for this channel was a political prison for disidents.

  • @sfz82
    @sfz82 7 років тому +4530

    Harari brought me here

  • @DMS-pq8
    @DMS-pq8 7 років тому +2125

    One minute he's the master of his world and the next he's a confused old man shouting hello over and over

    • @humanforfreedom9583
      @humanforfreedom9583 4 роки тому +143

      He’s saying “alo” which means “hey”

    • @aleksandarvil5718
      @aleksandarvil5718 4 роки тому +62

      *_ALO!_*

    • @realniggashit3
      @realniggashit3 4 роки тому +81

      He and his wife were murdered 4 days later this speech

    • @vernonbrowne6127
      @vernonbrowne6127 4 роки тому +148

      @@realniggashit3: They were rightfully executed.

    • @realniggashit3
      @realniggashit3 4 роки тому +87

      @@vernonbrowne6127 LOL the very people who executed them were their henchmen and kept their power. People like Ion Iliescu were no better than Ceausescu.

  • @16semiquavers
    @16semiquavers 2 роки тому +400

    Love the way he addresses them as "revolutionaries" at the beginning 😂

    • @aleksandarvil5718
      @aleksandarvil5718 Рік тому +31

      Heath Ledger!Joker : *A Very Poor Choice of Words !!*

    • @nathanseper8738
      @nathanseper8738 Рік тому +14

      @@aleksandarvil5718 Ceausescu: I didn't mean revolt against me! Guys?!!

  • @roydengomes8660
    @roydengomes8660 Рік тому +66

    Read about this moment in Yuval Noah Harari’s Home Deus.
    “Communist Romania crumbled when 80,000 people in the Bucharest central square realised they were much stronger than the old man in the fur hat on the balcony.”

    • @jhh444
      @jhh444 2 місяці тому +2

      Justo vine por eso a recordar lo que hace tiempo no veía.

    • @NoWorkRecords
      @NoWorkRecords Місяць тому

      Well not really, we still do not know what happened in 1989. Russia got involved of course. We might never know the truth.

    • @artv.9989
      @artv.9989 Місяць тому

      The CIA was kind of behind all of it

    • @mojewjewjew4420
      @mojewjewjew4420 21 день тому

      thats not true,the army and security turned on him at the behest of Russia and America.

    • @mojewjewjew4420
      @mojewjewjew4420 21 день тому

      @@NoWorkRecords .

  • @sportshistorybuff
    @sportshistorybuff 5 років тому +2301

    The shock had to be massive for this guy. The A&E documentary said this speech was the first time he ever heard boos from an audience. If only every dictator faced such a moment of justice and truth.

    • @borinakoune1803
      @borinakoune1803 4 роки тому +99

      Well the only way to swing a revolution in the people's favor is when the army backs you up. That's why Cuntisescu was scared.

    • @spektrumyt.
      @spektrumyt. 3 роки тому +47

      The late Ceausescu was a failure. The earlier version of him was a hero.

    • @MrBungleish
      @MrBungleish 3 роки тому +77

      @@spektrumyt. a hero? A FREAKING HERO?! The man who was responsible for mass surveillance, severe repression and human rights abuses, the man who suppressed and controlled the media and press, the man who mismanaged oil ventures throwing Romania in huge debt, who then exported almost all of the country's production in an effort to repay said debt, leading to drastically lowered living standards and freakin' food, water, oil, heating, electricity and medicine rationing was a hero? Are you out of your mind?!?
      You goddamn communists make me sick.

    • @spektrumyt.
      @spektrumyt. 3 роки тому +8

      @@MrBungleish and you goddamn nationalists make me sick with your slanders and lies.

    • @MrBungleish
      @MrBungleish 3 роки тому +50

      @@spektrumyt. you're not even Romanian, you clown! You have no idea what my family endured during the communist regime. Yet you have the audacity to answer back instead of apologizing!!!

  • @dascalnad
    @dascalnad 10 років тому +2177

    Hello guys, I'm from Romania and I'll tell what "hallo" means.
    1. It's not "hallo" or "halo".
    It's "alo"
    "Alo" means "Hey?".
    2. "Alo" is useful when someone is not listening and you want their attention.

    • @thepumpkingking8339
      @thepumpkingking8339 9 років тому +103

      Makes this part of the speech. From an English speaking perspective understandable. As the translation shown here make it look like his microphone was not working. If you catch my drift.

    • @dascalnad
      @dascalnad 9 років тому +10

      The Pumpking King Sure I did. Sorry for my late answer :p

    • @bariscankaya6754
      @bariscankaya6754 6 років тому +24

      Bogdan Dascal the word "alo"is also on turkish langauge and it is used the same as your langauge

    • @adriennesaffer351
      @adriennesaffer351 6 років тому +14

      Baris Cankaya
      Was that part of Romania occupied by the Ottoman Turks? Hungarians were occupied by the Ottoman Turks for almost 2 centuries,
      9% of the Hungarian language is Turkish loan words.

    • @bariscankaya6754
      @bariscankaya6754 6 років тому +4

      wow is the %9 percentage proven or ur lying :D

  • @Peppermint1
    @Peppermint1 Рік тому +64

    What you don't see in the film is that right when he restarts the speech, after the confusion in the crowd, a part of the crowd had already regrouped 400 meters away, near the Intercontinental Hotel (PIata Universitatii) and was already rallying against Ceausescu. You can see footage for that in videos named "21 decembrie 1989 Piata Universitatii"

  • @saumyayadav8434
    @saumyayadav8434 Рік тому +43

    His face says it all.... In the matter of seconds the whole world he created has fallen

  • @TeodorLojewski
    @TeodorLojewski 4 роки тому +268

    At 2:56 you can hear a man saying “Să vină tancurile!”. That means “Bring out the tanks!”. He didn’t realise all the crowd and television heard him because of the microphone.

    • @ShishiSonson
      @ShishiSonson 4 роки тому +7

      No you can't hear it.

    • @demonsandotherblessings6387
      @demonsandotherblessings6387 3 роки тому +67

      @@ShishiSonson You can hear it if you are a native romanian speaker. It's just muffled.

    • @vyrva5690
      @vyrva5690 2 роки тому +5

      @@ShishiSonson i heard it

    • @ShishiSonson
      @ShishiSonson 2 роки тому +16

      @@vyrva5690 I can hear "să vine", but not tancurile.

    • @imberus5801
      @imberus5801 2 роки тому

      HOLY SHIT TEODOR HAHAHAH

  • @finden3362
    @finden3362 3 роки тому +687

    As someone said: this moment of history is very underrated

    • @OzzyOscy
      @OzzyOscy 2 роки тому +3

      Wow UA-cam, you're even resorting to calling dictator speeches "underrated"

    • @finden3362
      @finden3362 2 роки тому +27

      @@OzzyOscy underrated because its not a very well know event, maybe it is well know to Europeans

    • @OzzyOscy
      @OzzyOscy 2 роки тому +3

      @@finden3362 JFC it's a political speech and moment of history, not a song or TV character.

    • @finden3362
      @finden3362 2 роки тому +1

      @@OzzyOscy 🤔 maybe i should have said that this was a interasting (people raising against dictator) and not well know event

    • @cleric4265
      @cleric4265 Рік тому +5

      Putin’s next

  • @BleakVision
    @BleakVision Рік тому +445

    I am fascinated by the language. It‘s so close to Latin it‘s amazing. It‘s like the pope is giving a speech.

    • @5stars922
      @5stars922 Рік тому +75

      It’s a latin language .

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 Рік тому +35

      Are Romanians literally descended from Roman citizens,modern Italy? Romanian is a romance language.

    • @kolbergtuis2991
      @kolbergtuis2991 Рік тому +69

      ​@@E.C.2 No, Romanians descend from the Romanized Population of Dacia after the Roman Empire's conquest of Dacia in 106. Emperor Aurelian forced the Roman Legions to withdraw from the Province in 271, however this only lead to the Armies leaving the Province, not the Citizens. So after this withdraw the now Daco-Romans had to live isolated from the latin people of the west for most of their history, leading to the formation of the modern Romanian State.

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 Рік тому +4

      @@kolbergtuis2991 I meant Romans but used to Italy for a easier comparison. Thank you.

    • @rustomkanishka
      @rustomkanishka Рік тому +4

      Yes! But it doesn't sound like church Latin.

  • @vulk7183
    @vulk7183 Рік тому +45

    A truely chilling and haunting moment of documented history
    I love my continent's history

  • @david_melech
    @david_melech 4 роки тому +243

    Nicolae Ceaucescu: Hallo!!
    Romanian people: Goodbye!

    • @dans9463
      @dans9463 2 роки тому +6

      Why bring up the Beatles?
      I say alo, you say goodbye

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 5 років тому +1144

    The fear and downfall of tyrants is when their people are no longer afraid of them.

    • @jaymtl79
      @jaymtl79 4 роки тому +21

      Lol. And now Trump is about to face the same thing. Lol

    • @jordanxfile
      @jordanxfile 3 роки тому +2

      I wish this were a tweet, so I could retweet it.

    • @tankista5885
      @tankista5885 3 роки тому +19

      @@jaymtl79 no

    • @Toten1316
      @Toten1316 3 роки тому +23

      jaymtl79 86.4 million of his followers on twitter disagree with you

    • @antoniosilvestro2494
      @antoniosilvestro2494 3 роки тому +5

      sick dictators are protected by sick people and then replaced with more sick leaders by the people who protected their previous leaders.

  • @Droughtson
    @Droughtson 2 роки тому +15

    I love how they kept reiterating “this great and popular meeting.”

  • @emilymangione7082
    @emilymangione7082 5 місяців тому +6

    I’ve seen this video before, but had to come back and rewatch it. I’m in Bucharest and visited the this square today. What an amazing moment in history.

  • @amirpasha5464
    @amirpasha5464 6 років тому +1653

    I am from Sudan. My father was working there as a diplomat. I was within 5 kilometers within the event and can recollect hearing the chants

    • @yogasamsu
      @yogasamsu 5 років тому +29

      You must be old man right now ;p

    • @dimitrisgiannakidis32
      @dimitrisgiannakidis32 5 років тому +6

      Amir Pasha You know what exactly happen there during the speech? Appeared people with guns ?

    • @dimitrisgiannakidis32
      @dimitrisgiannakidis32 5 років тому +29

      Hector Herrera oh !!! I see !!here in Greece the tv Chanel’s said 5 days before those speeche ,that everything is all ready done !!! The communist is dead in Romania

    • @gh-xiii-da5045
      @gh-xiii-da5045 5 років тому +5

      عقبال السودان ..

    • @mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853
      @mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 5 років тому +5

      I wonder if the moment of Omar Al Bashir being overthrown sounded similiar

  • @ronniegonzalez8622
    @ronniegonzalez8622 9 років тому +523

    Man that look on his face is chilling. It's like he cannot comprehend what is happening. As it dawns on him he cannot control the situation he looks pathetic. This is wonderful and terrible at the same time.

    • @jasonivancontreras9340
      @jasonivancontreras9340 8 років тому +30

      Yeah sort of like Americans when they realize how hypocritical their state is.

    • @DavidFobare
      @DavidFobare 2 роки тому +36

      Mostly wonderful.
      Nicolae has an inkling. Elena is still clueless. And was, right up to the moment the final bullet entered her.
      It's fun to see communists get their just desserts.

    • @hollywoodhh5646
      @hollywoodhh5646 2 роки тому

      @@jasonivancontreras9340 they are too stupid to realize it.

    • @JamesSmith-rh4is
      @JamesSmith-rh4is Рік тому +1

      Dictators come in all shapes and sizes.

    • @garciansmith1460
      @garciansmith1460 Рік тому

      @@DavidFobare eh, not all communists. These were deeply evil fascists that brought utter ruin to nearly everyone in the country

  • @user-xs5mn8nf9k
    @user-xs5mn8nf9k Рік тому +115

    I was not born at the moment this happened, as I am only 14, but my parents have both lived through and participated in this historic event. I am fondly fascinated by this period of time and this segment specifically marked my introduction to this interest. The fear, the agony, the feeling of despair that he has shown by his eyes is so satisfying, that words could not express it. I've heard stories from left and right about his "glorious era", I have watched previous gatherings from Ceausescu's time, I have read his speeches and national laws and by the end I will continously stand by the statement that he was the biggest fool in all of this. He had completed only 4 classes out of the necessary 12, which only concludes to the perception that he was leaded by other, "smarter" people by the time has met his end. And yet again, I can not stop myself from thinking what it would've been like if he would've stood in his position for even 5-7 years. Fascinating.

    • @confuciuslola
      @confuciuslola Рік тому +2

      do you think that the government still has people leading the country back from his regime?
      Because if they are smart they would probably not draw too much attention to themselves after the Ceauscu's rule ended.

    • @zweihanderu
      @zweihanderu Рік тому +9

      Simti satisfactie prin suferinta omului care ne-a cladit tara si ne-a stabilit locul pe harta lumii? In orice probabilitate avea consilieri, ca efectiv orice alt lider de pe pamant, dar nu cred sub nicio forma ca era prost sau ca era o papusa pentru alti oameni mai “inteligenti”. Uitandu-te la situatia politica si economica curenta, capitalismul ne-a distrut tot ce am construit, prin munca fiecarui roman. Suntem complet distrusi de un sistem anti intelectual care promoveaza numai munca cea mai banoasa. Omul de rand nu are de ales decat sa munceasca ce se plateste mai bine, sau sa moara de foame, iar democratia se aplica numai pentru bogatanii care detin capital. Nu sunt de acord cu tot ce a facut omul asta, dar lovitura de stat a fost un mare pas inapoi pentru poporul roman.

    • @tire26
      @tire26 Рік тому +3

      You're one well read and sharp teenager. Good post.

    • @obliviongigan6360
      @obliviongigan6360 7 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@zweihanderu Minciuni, communismul a distrus tot ce aveam, capitalismul doar a continuat ce-a ce a fost început de comunism.

    • @stanchpandora3658
      @stanchpandora3658 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@obliviongigan6360yall werent even communist lmao

  • @awal7448
    @awal7448 Рік тому +27

    Fortunately, I am from that generation when I can't realise how much daring it was when first person boed

  • @markdomingo4035
    @markdomingo4035 4 роки тому +754

    I was here 2019.. because of Prof Harari in his bestseller book Homo Deus.😌

  • @HooDatDonDar
    @HooDatDonDar 5 років тому +531

    Elena Ceausescu: Silence!
    (Three days later)
    Firing Squad: And the same to you!

    • @realniggashit3
      @realniggashit3 4 роки тому +12

      Elena was the real power behind the throne. She's 2 years older than Nicolae and was a Lady Macbeth character.

    • @tasinal-hassan8268
      @tasinal-hassan8268 4 роки тому +29

      @@realniggashit3 Ceaucescu managed to fool everyone by claiming that she was a brilliant scientist lmfao.

    • @mrduck2938
      @mrduck2938 4 роки тому +4

      Comment of the century

    • @perspii2808
      @perspii2808 4 роки тому +4

      HooDatDonDar Yey, making fun of people being executed, so cool amirite

    • @mrduck2938
      @mrduck2938 4 роки тому +11

      @@perspii2808 as if they didn't deserve it?

  • @chrisnelmes3786
    @chrisnelmes3786 2 роки тому +25

    That look when realizes,his people no longer fear him......is priceless

  • @shandon360
    @shandon360 Місяць тому +2

    This is so unique and rare to have been filmed I have no idea why it's not talked about more. I am fascinated by this situation and ive tried to find documentaries about it only to find like 2 of them in 240p or something and a few others that are narrated entirely in Romanian with no translation. This event here is so awesome and especially hilarious but I have yet to find a single individual that knows anything about it and the only people ive met that know of him are ppl like my mom (older) but the only thing she knows is his name. Same thing with Chairman Meow cus that's the formal name of my cat and it always brings me great joy when someone laughs out loud when I tell them that's his name. Only one "younger" person has ever understood that pun

  • @dams6829
    @dams6829 4 роки тому +404

    This happened today 30 years ago.

    • @cvijetinglisic8368
      @cvijetinglisic8368 4 роки тому +3

      @Vojnik SFRJ dal si normalan. Ljudi su sedmicno dobijali 2 jajeta i 2 hleba. Ko god je pokusao da pobegne iz drzave bio je ubijen kao svinja. Sve sto kaze Caucesku je tako ili si mrtav covek. Narod je bio puka sirotinja dok su ova dva kretena imala 50 vila i milijarde u svajcarskoj banci. Ako ti se svidja ovaj rezim idi slobodno u Severnu Koreju pa tamo zivi. Verovatno je u Koreji i bolje nego sto je tad u Rumuniji bilo.

    • @adrianconstantin5622
      @adrianconstantin5622 4 роки тому +6

      @Vojnik SFRJ , aaaand FK communism and the communist criminals! :)
      Romania is a much better place and without communist and socialists would be great.

    • @TAGMATAGMATON
      @TAGMATAGMATON 4 роки тому +13

      @Vojnik SFRJ At least Romania is now a DEMOCRATIC place! And that is a very great progress!

    • @Ida-xe8pg
      @Ida-xe8pg 4 роки тому +2

      That bitch gave his last speech on my Birthday.

    • @arandomlanguagenerd1869
      @arandomlanguagenerd1869 4 роки тому +6

      @@TAGMATAGMATON It doesnt make much difference, democracy hasnt helped romania

  • @99aa4
    @99aa4 7 років тому +1260

    I'm a huge history buff of European history from the nazi period up to the fall of the ussr! This moment right here has fascinated me for years! We all hear and read about how the different regimes of the era came to an end but to see it play out before your eyes is chilling!! This guy was literally "the man" for 42 years and within a matter of seconds it's all over! To see the look of fear and confusion on his face when he realizes his gig is up is so haunting! It's just so unique and amazing to watch this unfold right before our eyes and his! Definitely one of the most interesting parts of history during that time!

    • @ralphzamoyski2807
      @ralphzamoyski2807 6 років тому +58

      You damm right Paulie, It is awesome to see this changes on his face and the clueless reaction. I grew up in Poland, and however Polish socialism wasn't that harsh, due to the character of Polish people, that are in most parts more rebellious than others, huge polish diaspora in the west etc., I truly hate communists because I saw the damage they did to many countries, my family and families of other people, the totalitarian style of governance and more and more reasons you could give and discuss. Another example of that communist evil ideology is Venezuela. What those bandits do to once such a awesome country is beyond comprehension. People killed, starved, kids dying of malnutrition... it just make you angry and on the other hand makes you powerless and wondering why, for what reason it is happening,and the worst is seeing the world doing very little to help. Americans, Russians, Syria entire Middle East screwed for interests of a group of selfish people, Perhaps I am too old to comprehend all that.

    • @Ceausescu_Nicolae
      @Ceausescu_Nicolae 5 років тому +27

      This guy rise up the country and was "the man" between 1966-1989. Not 42 years. And what this guy do in this time for his country was awesome. In 30 years after that, Romania was destroyed. We didn't kill him. Russia,USA an England kill him. Is no future without sacrifice. We must understand that. How many soldiers died in Vietnam,Irak,Siria,etc to maintain economy of USA. Ceausescu did't attack other people. He starved his own country...

    • @TypOPositiv
      @TypOPositiv 5 років тому +25

      I'll tell you what's amazing...He banned abortion approx. 17-20 years prior. By doing so, he didn't realize he was committing to his own downfall. Those teenagers (highschool and college individuals) who took to the streets and protested; demanding his execution could have been prevented!
      Had he not banned abortion, those individuals would not have been the death of him. That is what I call IRONY!

    • @davidgreen5994
      @davidgreen5994 5 років тому +18

      ​@@Ceausescu_Nicolae He didn't do shit. Romania was developed under Dej and Maurer, Ceausescu ruined everything they build. We need to stop with this myth of Ceausescu building Romania. He didn't do crap. He just continued what his predecessors did - build industry and shit, on borrowed money. Then the check had come on his term, and he was unable to pay because his economic policies were a total failure, and from then on started the austerity. This is the ''awesome'' truth about the Ceausescu regime... it's so sad that instead of making this clear in school and society we let this mythology build around him.

    • @davidgreen5994
      @davidgreen5994 5 років тому +20

      @@TypOPositiv Uh? What? It had nothing to do with abortions, and nobody protested against him or asked for his death for death... peoples were too cold and too hungry to care about that.

  • @JohnHoulgate
    @JohnHoulgate 10 місяців тому

    I recall seeing news snippets of this speech and I remember the look of terror on his face while trying to assure everyone and himself he was still in charge. He wasn't.

  • @corinam.2633
    @corinam.2633 4 роки тому +336

    I was a kid when he died, do not remember much of him, but still this video brings shivers to my spine.

    • @mithunsivan1989
      @mithunsivan1989 2 роки тому +3

      I was juz 4 months old !!

    • @florinpana67
      @florinpana67 2 роки тому +15

      @@mithunsivan1989 I was 21. I wouldn't assume any merit as revolutionary as I wasn't one of them. But I can tell you, at that very moment the young people took the faith on their hands and oppose for the first time to a maleficent regime. All those who claims that on those times was better than today are either exponents of former regime or to young to understand what is real communism. All of those persons cry after Ceausescu and blame its swift execution. However, nobody remember or refer to hundreds/thousands dissidents slowly executed by the Securitate and communist regime in Romania. Yes, the life is hard in Romania. But, if I would come to be pleased for a piece of bread instead of freedom, I would call once again for a revolution in Romania, irrespective the costs.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Рік тому

      Communism killed so many people, caused genocides and cannibalism. Communism killed more civilians during the 20th century than all the people that died during WW2.

    • @ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev
      @ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev 2 місяці тому

      u foooool@@florinpana67

  • @NMChe56
    @NMChe56 7 років тому +306

    "stay quiet!"
    Romania: nah

    • @alexflaviu7739
      @alexflaviu7739 3 роки тому +9

      We're different😏

    • @josephstalin6315
      @josephstalin6315 3 роки тому

      Still most beloved president

    • @alinagoldut6280
      @alinagoldut6280 3 роки тому +3

      @@josephstalin6315 by who?? 😂😂😂 I am roumanian and i can confirm that just The indoctrinated old people approve what did you just said.

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 3 роки тому +1

      @@alinagoldut6280 said Stalin

    • @Catalin-wq9ll
      @Catalin-wq9ll 2 роки тому +1

      yep..look at us now.

  • @semnalexandruvoina2011
    @semnalexandruvoina2011 5 місяців тому +5

    Îmi pare rău pentru că-n școală și-n liceu, ne-au ascuns ce s-a întâmplat! Dumnezeu să-i odihnească pe cei ce au murit ca astăzi să mă pot exprima liber! Sunt plecat în Anglia, dar țara mea a fost este și va rămâne, România! SĂRBĂTORI FERICITE, ROMÂNIA!❤

    • @Live-jk1pn
      @Live-jk1pn 5 місяців тому +1

      Voi, românii, sunteți foarte norocoși. Costul schimbării și răsturnării regimului dictatorial din România a fost neglijabil. Comparativ cu noi, libienii, am plătit aproape o sută de mii de oameni care au fost uciși pentru a ne elibera țara de dictatura militară de 40 de ani

    • @elenabibescu1848
      @elenabibescu1848 2 місяці тому

      @@Live-jk1pnCeausescu was the best president. He was assassinated indirectly by CIA,KGB, Gaddafi betrayed Ceausescu. We built you a lot of infrastructure.

  • @seancampbell9740
    @seancampbell9740 2 роки тому

    Momentus occasion for these two..excellent video

  • @dakota9862
    @dakota9862 6 років тому +109

    "a warm greetings, revolutionary! along with best wishes for success in all fields!"
    Took less than a minute for him to regret that one.

  • @MrLeckey
    @MrLeckey 9 років тому +1531

    One of my favourite moments of history, right there at 2:37. The moment a Dictator realises he is no longer feared.

    • @VIRIATO1995
      @VIRIATO1995 9 років тому +32

      Sweet

    • @SeanP7195
      @SeanP7195 9 років тому +144

      Mark Leckey Did you see the look on his face? It was priceless, I would love so many in this world, banking cartels, the FED, people who have all the power and destroy us while smiling to have that same look on the face. BTW, if you are a liberal, you will have that look soon.

    • @heiderpena7954
      @heiderpena7954 8 років тому +3

      Mark Leckey yeah!! exciting

    • @jasonivancontreras9340
      @jasonivancontreras9340 8 років тому +25

      Lol liberals

    • @FastidiosoRemo
      @FastidiosoRemo 7 років тому +20

      Captitalism is the best

  • @STM1066
    @STM1066 2 роки тому +4

    You might not be able to hear it, but at a point the crowd begins to chant “Timisoara”, which was a city where Ceausescu’s soldiers murdered a bunch of protesters. Dude was fucked as soon as that happened

  • @kylerennie30
    @kylerennie30 2 роки тому +4

    I've always found this footage fascinating. Can anyone tell me how or why the crowd turned? The whole square seems full of reasonably happy supporters then in a few moments its gone n hes on the run. Did another group show up or something?

    • @NikoCigoj
      @NikoCigoj Місяць тому +1

      They were forced to cheer for their dictator. Romania then had the second lowest living standard in Europe. The crowd realised that they had enough.

    • @kylerennie30
      @kylerennie30 Місяць тому

      ​@@NikoCigojgo to around 2.30 there are screams comic from the distance like perhaps anti government protesters have shown up. Almost like a fight has broken out.

  • @turdferguson2
    @turdferguson2 9 років тому +1486

    he didn't say "hallo" enough times that's why he got killed

    • @Pinggagio
      @Pinggagio 8 років тому +15

      +turdferguson2 hahahhaahahahhahhaaahahahhaahaahhahha

    • @1mercantolga
      @1mercantolga 8 років тому +6

      +Pinggagio this is funny

    • @alexandramihalache4641
      @alexandramihalache4641 7 років тому +108

      It's not "hallo". It is actually "alo" and is equivalent to "hey" in english. We, romanians, use it when we want to draw someone's attention to us because they're not listening.

    • @randyrhoads9133
      @randyrhoads9133 7 років тому +3

      My Orthodox sister!!!

    • @sergiucalin7514
      @sergiucalin7514 7 років тому +1

      Alexandra Mihalache Da numa ca nui place be neu

  • @Rasbiff
    @Rasbiff 3 роки тому +67

    *Ceausescu's guide to thwarting a revolution:*
    1. Alo!
    2. Alo!
    3. Alo!
    4. Alo!
    5 Linişte!
    6. Alo!
    7. ???
    8. Run.

    • @rendezzv0uss
      @rendezzv0uss Рік тому +2

      It's "Alo" not "Hallo"

    • @Rasbiff
      @Rasbiff Рік тому

      @@rendezzv0uss It's corrected now;)

  • @malthenielsen1370
    @malthenielsen1370 Рік тому +5

    this would be impossible today, people would rather praise corruption in self pity than to risk looking dumb.
    ego, individualism and fear of the unknown makes for excellent propaganda against the working class, against ourselves, we have no self-interest rather than our immediate, quenched needs

    • @slitor
      @slitor Рік тому +1

      Well put, but I wouldn't say this is an unique contemporary problem.
      But with the internet, it's maddening to see how easy humanity can voluntarily trap themselves into the bombastic zero-sum games, ignoring the substance of the ideals they claim to follow.
      And I've come to the conclusion that the chief motivator for this behavior is ego, self-aggrandizement. And in the case of outmost villany, its motivated by greed.
      The ones that activly exploit this human frailty and perpetuate it for their own winnings. Because at some point there are no defence of ignorance or delusions...and it becomes outright acts of malicious deception.

  • @Mikinyil
    @Mikinyil 19 днів тому +2

    I swear to God this looks like a moment from a horror movie

  • @joannaluca8495
    @joannaluca8495 4 роки тому +362

    I was 12 years old, back then, in Romania. It was a wonderful day, words cannot explain it.

    • @cacophonousantiquarian8803
      @cacophonousantiquarian8803 2 роки тому +51

      It is a rare moment indeed when a dictator loses all control.

    • @priley218
      @priley218 Рік тому +6

      The look on his face when the people turned on him

    • @danielfl.9347
      @danielfl.9347 Рік тому +1

      Do you know if some misses him today?

    • @factcheckingyourmum
      @factcheckingyourmum Рік тому

      ​@@danielfl.9347 Yes, stupid people. Sadly the regime in Romania is pretty awful now too, so this is where the confusion comes frlm

    • @TonyFontaine1988
      @TonyFontaine1988 Рік тому +1

      Yes and now the Americans and Germans rule you

  • @sanguineel
    @sanguineel 4 роки тому +781

    World leaders should be sat down and forced to watch this on a monthly basis.

  • @giorgilabadze4955
    @giorgilabadze4955 Рік тому +3

    Homo Deus brought me here. Well done Romanian brothers. Love how powerful you have been.

  • @thisuramunasinghe6908
    @thisuramunasinghe6908 2 роки тому +4

    That’s what we need for Sri Lanka now ❤️

  • @wozzer2727
    @wozzer2727 7 років тому +783

    I bet when Ceaucescu got up that morning and put on his suit he didn't realise he'd be shot and buried in it!

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 7 років тому +99

      It's lucky he didn't know - otherwise he might have put on a bulletproof suit.

    • @wozzer2727
      @wozzer2727 7 років тому +15

      Ain't that the truth!

    • @the0to1smell86
      @the0to1smell86 7 років тому +3

      wozzer2727 daymm..

    • @FunkyNoone
      @FunkyNoone 6 років тому

      wozzer2727 l

    • @Deadman6
      @Deadman6 5 років тому +6

      He was tied to a post and used as target for a rifle squad. AIn't no visit in the world savin' you from that.

  • @timoilonen1926
    @timoilonen1926 4 роки тому +119

    This is a precious piece of history

  • @thumulalitha7187
    @thumulalitha7187 Рік тому +1

    While reading HOMO DEUS, i came to know about this incident.atonce i searched for this clip.thank you mr.harari.

  • @aeonrex476AD
    @aeonrex476AD 2 роки тому +5

    Trudeau, have you seen this?

  • @offbeat65
    @offbeat65 7 років тому +447

    "Communist from Securitate" LOL
    "Capitalist from CIA"
    "Catholic from the Vatican"
    "Vegetarian from the Yoga Class"
    .

    • @noneya9084
      @noneya9084 7 років тому +68

      rulerss The Jews are behind Vegetarians and Yoga classes? Those damn Jews. Trying to stop us from eating meat.

    • @GurkoKurdo
      @GurkoKurdo 6 років тому +3

      Shtwaan E. lol

    • @titiionescu4234
      @titiionescu4234 6 років тому +3

      None Ya
      You`re just a pathetic piece of shit.

    • @georgeednie7723
      @georgeednie7723 6 років тому +10

      I can assure you the eternal Jew is not behind vegetarianism, you weird fuck.

    • @offbeat65
      @offbeat65 6 років тому +1

      @rulerss - What's wrong with you? You haven't got your morning pills?

  • @carloscuevas8053
    @carloscuevas8053 4 роки тому +217

    Homo Deus bring me here. Yuval was so incredible descriptive about THIS moment.

  • @craigmartin2997
    @craigmartin2997 10 місяців тому +5

    this needs to happen here in Canada

  • @fede-cinamer144
    @fede-cinamer144 Рік тому

    Where can I find the complete text of his speech in Romanian?

  • @danielciornei7378
    @danielciornei7378 6 років тому +114

    I like how his wife chimes in and says to be quiet 😂

    • @KeillaSellay
      @KeillaSellay 3 роки тому +14

      @Darth Bane
      She's the prototype Karen.
      Western women have nothing on thus bitch, a master class bitchy Karen.

    • @maxrolland3148
      @maxrolland3148 3 роки тому +7

      Keilla Sellay • Impossible… Karens only speack english…

    • @LeathanL
      @LeathanL 2 роки тому +1

      Cue Jill Biden...

    • @TheBobbymcd
      @TheBobbymcd 2 роки тому +2

      @@LeathanL hillary clinton as well

    • @em-jaytaylor6743
      @em-jaytaylor6743 2 роки тому

      She was Vice President- hence they shot her too. The wife was party to everything

  • @louisjeffs5317
    @louisjeffs5317 4 роки тому +61

    Ceausescu goes from headmaster to hapless supply teacher in the space of a minute.

  • @DaniilBalkans-jh2rw
    @DaniilBalkans-jh2rw 8 місяців тому +28

    Nicolae & Elena where so arrogantly drunk on power, riches, lavishness & corruptness, pride & ego, that they could not even believe their execution ever possible, even while it was happening??. She was defiant & fought with the young executioners as they struggled to restrain her hands with a piece of twine behind her back, as they were being led out the back into a courtyard to be executed by gunfire.

    • @user-mm2nr4fz1b
      @user-mm2nr4fz1b 7 місяців тому

      And from what, from what facts does their intoxication with power, wealth, waste and corruption follow? How can you confirm this?
      As for the rest, for your information, even when a person deep down understands that he will soon be killed, he still does not want to believe it.
      Was she disobedient? What else could she do, knowing that they were going to kill her? It’s strange to read your condemnation of her such behavior.
      Contrary to you, I don’t understand something completely different. Why didn't they try to agitate the firing squad or at the very end even try to at least snatch the weapons from their hands in order to take as many killers with them as possible.

    • @DaniilBalkans-jh2rw
      @DaniilBalkans-jh2rw 7 місяців тому

      Try to agitate & snatch the weapons from the executioners😂🤣🤣??. Are you serious??. That says it all, i know you very well now😂??. Were you even alive or even born when this was happening??. I already know you weren't by your limited knowledge & understanding?. Those of us who know this time, know exactly what was happening in Romania under the Ceausescu regime??. Romanians rose, arrested, trialled, convicted, sentenced & executed the Ceausescu's in Romania, no enemy came in & assassinated two lovely leaders😂??.

    • @lukezareba1395
      @lukezareba1395 7 місяців тому

      @@user-mm2nr4fz1bThe fact’s are from thousands of Romanian’s and their families that were killed under their regime. Suppression of speech, constant paranoia of loss of power, banning music they didn’t like…the list goes on. To anyone that sounds like a hunger for power. However, it is consistent throughout humanity, that when you believe and like something, it will take a lot for you to see most situations otherwise, even when presented with evidence right before your eyes. I believe the term is “denialism”.

    • @elenabibescu1848
      @elenabibescu1848 2 місяці тому

      @@lukezareba1395 You confused the period, Ceausescu was since 65, a different period and from 65-80- the best period of Romania.

  • @LeGaLdeadparliament
    @LeGaLdeadparliament 2 місяці тому

    what was the crowd chanting throughout the speech?
    thanks a lot!

  • @TimEssDub
    @TimEssDub 5 років тому +45

    I watched this unfold on the 6:30PM news in America. I was 12 years old at the time. In less then three months that year, I saw Europe change.

  • @kuribayashi84
    @kuribayashi84 7 років тому +621

    The moment the screaming started, it was like a mask was being pulled off Ceaucescus' face. All of a sudden, he looked at the same time dismayed, stunned and completely surprised. Like a frightened old man, which he was at that moment.
    I mean, I hold no sympathy for the guy but I find it interesting to try to gauge what is going through such a persons' head. I'm certain that, until that very moment, he (in his own mind) was convinced that he did the right thing and that most people love him. The crowds reaction showed him, for the first time, that the exact opposite was the case.

    • @Jinseual
      @Jinseual 7 років тому +55

      When dictators have an agency that removes people who hates them and publicly only show people who loved them for many years. I think the dictators might have grown accustomed to thinking that their people love them. I'm pretty sure it was a shock to Gaddaffi and Ceausescu when much of their population rose up against them.

    • @ACETYGRA
      @ACETYGRA 7 років тому +36

      Agreed, You could also compare it to when the schoolyard bully finally loses his/her grip on the playground when no one seems to fear them anymore!

    • @skelejp9982
      @skelejp9982 6 років тому +9

      U can see his life was a Dream,far away from reality.
      Then he awakens...
      Back in the Days,I often eat at a Mensa,in a Place also for Foreign Refugees,there I witnessed Romanian High officials seeking Asylum,because they were prosecuted in Romania,after Ceausescu's Empire fell apart...
      Dutch Government offered asylum to Ceausescu's Henchman!

    • @michaelamitulet9801
      @michaelamitulet9801 5 років тому

      @@skelejp9982
      ???? Really???

    • @michaelamitulet9801
      @michaelamitulet9801 5 років тому

      Exactly

  • @matei-alexandrumocanu8150
    @matei-alexandrumocanu8150 Рік тому +147

    Ceausescu s a dus, Securitatea a ramas
    Muie Securitatea!

    • @detectiemetale3769
      @detectiemetale3769 Рік тому

      Matei-Alexandru Mocanu ai perfecta dreptate👍 securitatea ne-a dat muie la toti pentru ca securisti traiesc bine si ei si familiile lor stau pe posturi bine platite fara sa faca nimic in timp ce noi poporul ne ducem traiul de la o zi la alta de la un salariu la altul si de la o pensie la alta toate de nimic, bani pe care un securist ii cheltuie intr-o zi... da asa este, de fapt securitatea ne-a dat muie la tot poporul si la tara, au vandut tara pe nimic, au vandut fabricile la fier vechi iar din banii obtinuti si-au trimis plozii la facultati in strainatate si-au pus nevestele sefe pe la tot felul de magazine mari iar ei securistii au cateva zeci de firme fiecare din care traiesc regeste... Da Securitatea ne-a dat muie la toti si au vandut tara strainilor facand-ui pe nepotii nostri sclavi la straini 🤢

    • @davidhoffman06
      @davidhoffman06 Рік тому

      Glad people like you in real life would be called a joke

    • @vif3182
      @vif3182 Рік тому +1

      Clinton??

    • @detectiemetale3769
      @detectiemetale3769 Рік тому

      @@vif3182 Nuuu ! George Bush senior + Mihail Gorbaciov 😏

    • @Rb3-Games
      @Rb3-Games Рік тому +1

      @@vif3182 rape??

  • @robin82pb94
    @robin82pb94 2 роки тому +4

    Now, it needed the same thing for Putin.

    • @user-bw9kk2se7q
      @user-bw9kk2se7q 2 роки тому +1

      Haha, he has 90% of the support of the people.The remaining 10 percent are gay lesbian and Jewish

    • @kopner5672
      @kopner5672 2 роки тому

      @@user-bw9kk2se7q No, he doesn't, and Putin himself is Jewish.

  • @oldtabrough1026
    @oldtabrough1026 Рік тому +22

    Bald and Bankrupt brought me here

  • @dennischong764
    @dennischong764 3 роки тому +150

    Nicolae telling Elena "shut up!" on live TV..... that is golden! :)

    • @bryanholden1558
      @bryanholden1558 3 роки тому

      And you are very uneducated

    • @bryanholden1558
      @bryanholden1558 3 роки тому +11

      If ever there was a truly "Evil Empire", America must look in the mirror, examine itself carefully and then seek forgiveness for its numerous transgressions. Every empire the world has ever seen has come to an inglorious end and America will be no different.

    • @dirckthedork-knight1201
      @dirckthedork-knight1201 3 роки тому +5

      @@bryanholden1558 Source (dude trust me)

    • @carterjones8126
      @carterjones8126 3 роки тому +4

      @@bryanholden1558 You're just making up numbers now 🤣

    • @bryanholden1558
      @bryanholden1558 3 роки тому

      @@carterjones8126Then please cite the correct numbers

  • @KL2010
    @KL2010 6 років тому +41

    The look on his face at 2:40 is priceless and says it all. "Why are the peasants not hanging off my every word?" "Why aren't my goons silencing the dissident voices?" "Quick, fire up the chopper!"

    • @cristianm7097
      @cristianm7097 2 роки тому +4

      The crowd assaulted that building next day around noon and he fled in a helicopter at that time.

  • @richardsadventures4958
    @richardsadventures4958 5 місяців тому

    What is the crowd chanting at the one minute mark?

  • @yossiallen3316
    @yossiallen3316 5 місяців тому +1

    I was in the Czech Republic when he met his demise. The atmosphere in Prague was great. I remember the mass gatherings outside the Romanian Embassy prior to the event.

  • @katmac1711
    @katmac1711 12 років тому +125

    amazing footage of an amazing moment in history. Thanks for uploading. Peace to the Romanian people!

  • @CEB1896
    @CEB1896 3 роки тому +31

    “I have the right to do whatever I want”
    - Nicolae just a few minutes before the execution.

  • @metabd
    @metabd 4 місяці тому

    this is so chilling, you always just hear about other revolts but seeing one in action is very bizzare

  • @TheMemeDynamics
    @TheMemeDynamics Рік тому +2

    So what exactly happened before the moment he said a thousand hallos?

  • @shaneg3490
    @shaneg3490 6 років тому +133

    She has such a nice warm motherly voice lol...like nails on a chalk board

  • @walterlv01
    @walterlv01 5 років тому +86

    A longtime co-worker of mine is from Bucharest and she was there that day - she said that at 7:05 there was a hope in the crowd that maybe, just maybe, he would announce some positive changes which is why the crowd calmed down momentarily to listen to him - but then he just spouted off the same old BS and everyone decided enough was enough.

    • @partylouis9851
      @partylouis9851 2 роки тому +5

      I'm confused, I saw the booing. Then, for the rest of the video and the next, everybody was cheering and he's telling everybody that they're increasing rates and allowances.

    • @MechanizedWerewolf
      @MechanizedWerewolf 2 роки тому +11

      Yeah 2.000 to 2.200 is no change at all.

    • @Slavic-King1917
      @Slavic-King1917 Рік тому +10

      @@partylouis9851 yea a meger 200 lei at the time was the same as 10 dollars extra a month.......hardly nothing.

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 Рік тому

      I heard a bunch of screaming,sounded like mass suffering. This part is confusing.

  • @alexnakova2155
    @alexnakova2155 7 років тому +67

    The man who called Ceausescu to come into building was not from Securitate, but was Tudor Postelnicu, Minister of Interior at the time and one of Ceausescu's closest associates.

  • @tau-ceti
    @tau-ceti 6 років тому +299

    I'd like to know more about what actually happened in the crowd. To my ears it sounds like people are screaming - although as the story goes people were booing / jeering. Fascinating stuff.

    • @zed538
      @zed538 3 роки тому +82

      someone fired a bullet you can hear security tell Ceausescu to go inside

    • @rhadoo4u
      @rhadoo4u 3 роки тому +60

      There was 1-2 petards trowed and one of the 2 things (because there are different oppinions): there was a device that simulated sounds of war (like plane noise, roar, rumble..) or a GELA grenade (flashbang).. and the people was scared and run away from the noise source. Also, in the same time seems that there was few people who shout "Timișoara"

    • @ichabod-thegloryhasdeparte2356
      @ichabod-thegloryhasdeparte2356 3 роки тому +78

      They started chanting Timişoara, which is the name of the town where the security services massacred a bunch of people.

    • @razvandrey3376
      @razvandrey3376 2 роки тому +14

      American spies started everything. They didn’t want Romania to be a communistic state.

    • @Frankszky1923
      @Frankszky1923 2 роки тому +35

      @@razvandrey3376 Lmfao what the fuck are you talking about

  • @calvinmondrago7397
    @calvinmondrago7397 5 місяців тому +3

    This guy (probably) deserved his fate, but things don't happen like this, this was a coup, powered by internal forces, not by the crowd exerting its will. The crowd here is malleable and switches from affirmative applause to jeering in a strange manner that resembles a creature helplessly trying to discern its allotted role.

  • @hans6314
    @hans6314 Рік тому +54

    Hi, I am currently working on a project where we interview people impacted by a historical event. I chose to do the Romanian Revolution because it is a fascinating event in which the Romanian people managed to unite together to overthrow a dictator.
    I would like to interview someone who has experienced the Romanian Revolution and was old enough to have remembered their experiences during the revolution. I plan on having an interview from 15 - 20 minutes via Zoom in English and videotape it. The recording will only be utilized for my school project, and I will not show the interviewee’s face unless given permission to.
    Please leave a comment if you or any potential candidates you know would like to be interviewed. Thank you!

    • @hans6314
      @hans6314 Рік тому +1

      Please consider helping me :)

    • @bisti-fdp
      @bisti-fdp Рік тому

      i'd like to interview you but how?

    • @igoribrahimov9482
      @igoribrahimov9482 11 місяців тому +3

      And today Romania is on EU dictations.

    • @lifewithtrip2054
      @lifewithtrip2054 11 місяців тому

      I don't understand why people in the West are so naive believing that ordinary people can simply unite and overthrow a dictator. All revolutions in the world history were successful only when there was a split within the elites or there was some external force. Like many Germans naively believe that their Peaceful Revolution in 1989 destroyed Eastern Germany forgetting that Gorbachev allowed them to do that and he didn't support Honecker. Without him they would still live under the communist party. And Romanian Revolution is not an exception.

    • @georgevavoulis4758
      @georgevavoulis4758 10 місяців тому +1

      I love it when dictatorships tyrants get overthrown

  • @urmomsmysidebitch7142
    @urmomsmysidebitch7142 5 років тому +67

    My Man at 2:53-“I think you’ve lost them sir... I’m out”

  • @kent1916
    @kent1916 3 роки тому +200

    I was a part of all of this and experienced All the pain that these poor Romanians had to go through under this dictatorial regime don’t let it happen in this country folks.

    • @malcolmnicoll1165
      @malcolmnicoll1165 2 роки тому +15

      Too late. It seems like nobody has learned.

    • @elfinjollywood3993
      @elfinjollywood3993 2 роки тому

      @@malcolmnicoll1165 but the boot on your neck is rainbow colored! And they have bug burgers to replace the food you cant get now. You don't like that? What are you some sort of nazi? Off to re-education camp for you where you can learn about trans rights.

    • @NO_QUARTER_GIVEN
      @NO_QUARTER_GIVEN Рік тому +7

      @@malcolmnicoll1165 Correct. Especially if you just heard Biden's "soul of america" speech. 9/1/22

    • @Nunos645cgh
      @Nunos645cgh Рік тому +5

      @@NO_QUARTER_GIVENu mean trump lol. Thankfully emperor Trump has fallen

    • @gaborfarago4813
      @gaborfarago4813 Рік тому

      Mit ne tegyenek? Hiszen éjjenzik.hazugság az egész.te is hazudol.ugy tették el láb alól hogy előbb ki fizettete az állam adósságot.utolag könnyű pofázni.....

  • @thegunslinger1363
    @thegunslinger1363 2 роки тому +23

    Hopefully we'll see a repeat of this in Moscow. Especially what happened to Ceaųescu afterwards.

    • @Arms2003
      @Arms2003 2 роки тому

      Haha idiot kiev neonazi regime sucker

  • @nicholashylton6857
    @nicholashylton6857 Місяць тому

    I remember watching the footage. You could see the fear in his eyes just before the feed ended.

  • @jezfrench9435
    @jezfrench9435 7 років тому +94

    As soon as the mob turns on you, you're gone. Roman emperors found that out very quickly. Bread and circuses:-)

    • @Blue-hf7xt
      @Blue-hf7xt 4 роки тому +1

      Jez French
      So it is a repeat cycle.
      Who put them in power?

    • @Colddirector
      @Colddirector 3 роки тому +4

      The mob and the military - those are the two groups you *really* don't want to piss off, especially in a dictatorship.

  • @dirtboy123100
    @dirtboy123100 8 років тому +221

    I was born in Romania in1990 now adopted . Romanian,Canadian now American .
    Till this day. I still want too meet my parents who put me up for adoption !!!

    • @sbonel3224
      @sbonel3224 8 років тому +43

      damn you're so lucky to have escaped this country so easy...

    • @amaliabarbulescu9377
      @amaliabarbulescu9377 5 років тому +28

      @@sbonel3224 i think you need more informations about this country because you absolutely know nothing about this subject.Every country had her steps to obtain democracy.This escape thing that you are talking about is absolutely bullshit.

    • @camillomancini5619
      @camillomancini5619 4 роки тому +24

      Lucky you,,,,maybe your parents couldn't afford to raise you thats why they gave you up for adoption ,,,after communism everyone was poor...Maybe your parents tried their best to feed you but could not continue to put food in your table ....Best of luck

    • @danelirimescu6832
      @danelirimescu6832 4 роки тому +3

      It breaks my heart ! Good luck !

    • @danelirimescu6832
      @danelirimescu6832 4 роки тому +6

      @@sbonel3224 country changed a lot for the better since Ro joined European community

  • @WillysStuff
    @WillysStuff Рік тому +1

    Can someone explain to me what happened at 2:42? I get there was supposedly shooting so hence the screaming. But apparently it was here that people starting jeering and booing at Ceauşescu. Can’t really tell though.

    • @ralukral9651
      @ralukral9651 2 місяці тому

      No one knows. There aren't any filmed images.

  • @joecurran2811
    @joecurran2811 Рік тому +6

    What do the slogans say?

    • @andreitiberiovicgazdovici
      @andreitiberiovicgazdovici Рік тому

      What do you mean exactly? At what minute of the video? (I'm Italian but Romanian of origin, I can speak Romanian quite well, so if the audio of the video allows me I will try to translate the meaning)

    • @joecurran2811
      @joecurran2811 Рік тому +1

      @@andreitiberiovicgazdovici Just in general. I understand now these are workers forced to hold pro-govenment posters. I didn't at the time.

    • @andreitiberiovicgazdovici
      @andreitiberiovicgazdovici Рік тому

      @@joecurran2811 Then you more or less have the picture of the situation: the "protesters" facing the cameras and closer to the microphones shouted pro Ceausescu slogans, but in reality the crowd didn't think so at all, and the dissent really made itself felt in front of the dictator... One can very well see his uncertain and fragile air in front of this type of demonstration of people, because at the end of the story he was just a little man manipulated by his wife, together they governed Romania violently for decades, and in the end of history everyone has what they deserve. P.S. my father was part of the Romanian State Police in Arad, on December 17th he was imprisoned by the Securitate for the Revolution, released on the 23rd all in all unharmed, 2 days later Romania was finally free after decades of dictatorship. He died 13 years ago, but I still keep his uniform clean and ironed. I care a lot, for me it has a huge meaning

    • @supernimo739gaming7
      @supernimo739gaming7 Рік тому

      Why the fuck did you get pinned

    • @alessiolan6125
      @alessiolan6125 Рік тому

      ​@@andreitiberiovicgazdovici what do they say at 2.00?

  • @keefmeister77
    @keefmeister77 4 роки тому +33

    Motivational Speaker Series, Speech #142: "How Not to Address an Angry Crowd."

  • @BogusOp
    @BogusOp 3 роки тому +35

    I feel that his Generals probably set him up here , maybe sensing the mood in the nation .

  • @YasssStitch
    @YasssStitch Рік тому +1

    He couldn't have imagined in his wildest fears he'd be dead just 4 days later.

  • @markwest7928
    @markwest7928 11 місяців тому

    Can anyone tell me what the crowd was chanting and what the disturbance was during the first part of the speech?

  • @MindViruss
    @MindViruss 6 років тому +25

    I'm Romanian and Homo Deus brought me here. I came to hear the "Taci fă" that Ceaușescu addressed his beloved.

  • @BossySwan
    @BossySwan 12 років тому +48

    2:41 is an incredible sight! The most potent symbol of freedom triumphing over oppression is Ceaucescu's shock.

    • @StephenLuke
      @StephenLuke Рік тому +1

      2:41

    • @BossySwan
      @BossySwan Рік тому

      @@StephenLuke 3:11 is it me you’re looking for

  • @martinmacdonald5773
    @martinmacdonald5773 2 роки тому

    Who was the big fella, behind Ceaușescu, with the hat on at 2:51 and thumbnail? Was he a bodyguard or Govt official? What happened to him?

    • @reggiekrager5411
      @reggiekrager5411 Рік тому +2

      He was part of his security detail yes. Don't know his identity though.

  • @AE-wf1jp
    @AE-wf1jp 2 роки тому +1

    Was the Mayor of Bucharest (the first one who speaks) Barbu Petrescu?

  • @scotcarr3390
    @scotcarr3390 4 роки тому +26

    Seeing the Ceaucescus go down this way reminds me of Caligula's observation "let them hate me, so long as they fear me!". True enough.
    It tells you a LOT though when a "leader's" own arrogance leads them to tick off enough people to undo that fear.

    • @horatiohuskisson5471
      @horatiohuskisson5471 4 роки тому +1

      Scot Carr fear is always temporary, that’s the problem

    • @scotcarr3390
      @scotcarr3390 4 роки тому

      @@horatiohuskisson5471 Almost any emotion is temporary. But, I see your point. W/things like "fear", the trick is keeping fear going. When one runs things on fear, the "leader" has to ride the razor's edge of terrifying the common folk & designated flunkies while NOT going too far.
      Once you do cross the line, it makes said folks & flunkies figure that either way, they're screwed. And being screwed by everyone makes one go for the biggest, baddest bad target.
      Also, a "leader" has to maintain the illusion that they're the greatest, most competent person to ever run their country. Dictators have their propagandists working 25 hours a day, 9 to create it. The second a dictator looks less than grand, well, that's another weakness exposed. And if they aren't the "big brother/sister", that also makes them more vulnerable.

    • @funnycat1957
      @funnycat1957 2 роки тому

      Caligula was also the one who advised Tiberius on how to get rid of Sejanus by getting him arrested by his second in command, Macro.

    • @TheBobbymcd
      @TheBobbymcd 2 роки тому

      its happening right now with dirty dan in australia and thats what led me to these 2 evil cnuts

  • @kargaroc386
    @kargaroc386 7 років тому +39

    2:35 you can see the regime crumble

    • @Hardie_Boi
      @Hardie_Boi 4 роки тому

      It was a bloody coup. Same thing going on in bolivia

    • @rafanana0077
      @rafanana0077 4 роки тому

      @@Hardie_Boi suuuuure, this is what happens when you talk from a country that doesn't know what it's going on. The former president of Bolivia made fraud in the 2019 elections plus he (accord to Bolivian's Constitution) should have left power since 2016

  • @alexeistukov-ued5970
    @alexeistukov-ued5970 Рік тому +1

    ..he was oblivious of the crowd didnt want to listen to him anymore that he didnt have THAT kind of POWER anymore

  • @lotredam
    @lotredam Рік тому +15

    What did u feel when u hear the roar of the people and see the camera start shaking? Don't ever underestimate the power of the people.

  • @Dom_Fabio
    @Dom_Fabio 4 роки тому +70

    "...One minute I held the key
    Next the walls were closed on me
    And I discovered that my castles stand
    Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand..."
    Viva La Vida

    • @nerdstark9002
      @nerdstark9002 4 роки тому +2

      Homo Deus brought me here, Your comment is bringing me to that song. My good night sleep is ruined.

    • @Dom_Fabio
      @Dom_Fabio 4 роки тому

      @@nerdstark9002 oops! :)

    • @estivarzalord7624
      @estivarzalord7624 3 роки тому

      Fuck you

  • @scottadler
    @scottadler 10 років тому +85

    He tried to run away shortly after this speech.

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      @miladinpavlovic2812 5 років тому +3

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    • @vicentecarrasco2592
      @vicentecarrasco2592 5 років тому +3

      He was caught and shot

    • @2romanian4you20
      @2romanian4you20 4 роки тому +2

      @Brainstormvideos not true

    • @manuelmanzanero5057
      @manuelmanzanero5057 4 роки тому +1

      @@2romanian4you20 Absolutely true. In fact, he tried to give another speech the following morning before fleeing through the roof.

  • @BlueSky-eb7ru
    @BlueSky-eb7ru 4 місяці тому +129

    Now he is in Hell crying out to Jesus to save him

    • @zolyhaly894
      @zolyhaly894 3 місяці тому +9

      Jesus dont existing!

    • @mysteryman3963
      @mysteryman3963 3 місяці тому +6

      He wasn't the first, nor the last

    • @golden-63
      @golden-63 2 місяці тому +7

      *HALLO JESUS!!*

    • @ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev
      @ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev 2 місяці тому

      fake jesus ass whole

    • @DomnulDarius
      @DomnulDarius Місяць тому +4

      @@zolyhaly894But Jesus does exist and you shall see when you’re near the gates of heaven.

  • @NaufalAthallah-ts2qk
    @NaufalAthallah-ts2qk 2 дні тому

    Harari and his book are what brought me here

  • @dac545j
    @dac545j 6 років тому +17

    "He's making it up as he goes along!"