fallofromaniandictatorc

22 Dec 1989, Timisoara, Romania --- Romanian soldiers greet demonstrators from the back of a truck during insurrection in Timisoara, Romania, on December 22, 1989. Romanian citizens are rising up against Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. President since 1968, Ceaucescu maintained a foreign policy independent from that of Moscow, while implementing a strict Communist regime at home. He was executed in 1989 after being overthrown in a coup. --- Image by Jacques Langevin/CORBIS SYGMA