Nicolae Ceausescu – Final Speech, 1989

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[Nicolae Ceausescu - Final Speech, 1989]

[Nicolae Ceausescu (January 26, 1918 - December 25, 1989] Source: LYBIO.net
Dear comrades and friends, citizens of Bucharest, capital of socialist Romania. First let me send my sincere revolutionary wishes to those of you participating in this great demonstration and to all the inhabitants of the city. I wish you success in all your fields of activity.

[Voice Over]
(To a assert his endangered power, Ceausescu addressed a mass rally like so many which he had ordered to be held during the prior 25 years. Television transmits live.)

I also wish to thank the initiators and organizers of this great demonstration in Bucharest. Who is shooting? Someone is shooting. They are entering the building. An earthquake? What?

[Voice Over]
At this point, the television went off the air. Electromagnetic recording continued in the broadcasting van and documented this.

An earthquake? What?

[Voice Over] Source: LYBIO.net
Command communication from the ruler to the people had broken down. And as if the were a disturbance in the line, Ceausescu shouted.

Keep calm! Keep calm! Keep calm! Stop that!

[Voice Over]
The cameraman had received instructions to pan to the sky if anything unexpected occurred.

Comrades, sit down and keep calm.

[Voice Over]
At this point, the television came back on the air, at first without audio.

Comrades, sit down and keep calm. Be quiet! What’s the matter with you all? Summon all the comrades! What’s wrong with you? Keep calm. Return to the square, comrades! This is a provocation. Sit down! Keep calm! Citizens of the capital…move back, comrades! Quiet! Speak now!

[Voice Over]
At this point, the sound came back on.

I want to stress again that we must demonstrate our strength and unity for the sake of Romania’s independence, integrity and sovereignty. This is a basic question of…

[Voice Over]
Let’s return to the beginning of the disturbance. What had occurred?

I also wish to thank the initiators and organizers of this great demonstration in Bucharest.

[Voice Over]
Something rivets his gaze. Shouts surge up, his speech stops, the camera wobbles, the technical disturbance, the broadcast is interrupted. What had occurred? A film camera from the weekly Newsreel was able to record some moments of the interruption. Here the rally is still proceeding in orderly fashion. People massed in front of an entrance to Central Committee Headquarters.

[Voice Over] Source: LYBIO.net
In the background, there are streams of people going away from the square. In the foreground toward the balcony, here order has been restored temporarily. These recordings too give no indication of the nature of the disturbance. Ceausescu proceeded with his speech.

What? I wish to inform you an important decision made today by the politbureau…

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[Nicolae Ceausescu - Final Speech, 1989 - PART TWO]

[Nicolae Ceausescu (January 26, 1918 - December 25, 1989] Source: LYBIO.net
We decided to increase minimum pensions from 800 to 900 lei. We decided also that the survivor’s pension to be increased by 100 lei. We will also increase social support from about 500 lei to 800 lei. We will ensure, in this way, good conditions, appropriate to work and life for all citizens of our country. These measures demonstrate the strength, with the growth of the economy, we do everything to ensure the continuous rise of living standards, material and spiritual of the people, according to congressional party.

(Applause)

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
Speaking about the events from Timisoara, I talked about it last night. It appears increasingly clear, that there is a joint action, circles that want to destroy the integrity and sovereignty of Romania, to stop the construction of socialism, again to put our people under foreign domination. Therefore, we must defend with all the forces the integrity and independence of Romania!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu] Source: LYBIO.net
I think there are many among you, who remember the great event from 1968 to defend independence of Romania. Firmness, unity of our people have provided the independence and the building further of socialism in Romania! And now we must act in complete unity, strongly against anyone who is trying to shutdown our strength, unity of our nation, they are acting in the service of various imperialist circles and intelligence services, to divide again Romania, to enslave our people.

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
You know what our ancestors have done and said: “Better to die in battle, in full glory, than to once again be slaves upon our ancient ground!” and we must fight, to live free and independent!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
It is necessary more than ever, to act in the spirit of our workers’ democracy, to debate with full responsibility, all matters concerning the development of our society, having always in mind that anything we do in Romania has to ensure the welfare of the people that we build the socialism with the people and for the people. We should, in any circumstances, to ensure the integrity and independence of Romania!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
Some would like again to reintroduce unemployment, to reduce the living standards of people, and in order to dismantle Romania, to endanger the future of our independent people and nation.

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu] Source: LYBIO.net
Dear comrades, the best answer we have to give is the unity of all working people from the entire nation. Firm action to achieve social development programs of the homeland and continue lifting the level, living, material and spiritual, of the people. It depends on us that Romania continues to remain a free country, independent and for construction of socialism! And I wish to declare here again that we will do everything to defend the integrity and sovereignty of Romania, the freedom and life of our people, the welfare of our entire nation!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
To act with full responsibility and ability and to demonstrate the strength of the working people in the Capital of the entire nation for the development of our country, for the well being and for our independent nation! I wish you all success in all fields, and unity, firm action against all those who want to destroy the independence and socialism in Romania! This is our obligation, of all!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

[Nicolae Ceausescu]
Organized in all firms, everywhere, policy groups, advocacy groups socialism, everything we’ve done, the country’s independence. With all to act in the service of people, of independence and for the socialism!

(Applause, Cheering, and Chanting)

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