romanians went on an anti—nicolae ceausescu rampage as the armyjoined the revolution. had a little radio apparatus, and we were informed that the ceausescu couple is on the run. translation: romanian brothers, we come here to the romanian broadcasting company to tell you that the dictator has fallen! to let you know that the country is free! with an angry rooftop mob closing in on them, the ceausescus panicked and made their escape by helicopter. it was a wonder, and we considered it a gift of god on christmas for the people. that was the most joyful day in our full lives. singing. laszlo tokes on the romanian revolution of 1989. next, a story of identity, loyalty and betrayal. in the 1950s and ‘60s, the french colony of algeria in north africa was battling for independence but some algerian muslims chose to fight on the side of france. they were called the harkis. when france lost the war in 1962, it abandoned its former colony and in post—independence algeria, thousands of harkis faced brutal prosecution for siding with the former colonial ruler. serge carel was one.

this month includes a look as told by people who were there. at the fall of romanian dictator nicolae ceausescu. hello, and welcome to witness history with me, razia iqbal here at the royal academy in london. today we will hear from five people who have lived through incredible moments in history. coming up: the woman who defied the salvadoran government over the murder of six priests. the town that was poisoned by asbestos. and the agricultural scientist who helped save a billion lives. but first, of all of the revolutions that swept across eastern europe just over 30 years ago, the overthrow of nicolae ceausescu and his wife elena in romania was the bloodiest. the uprising began in the western city of timisoara, where a local pastor, laszlo tokes, took a stand against the authorities. the unrest started in timisoara, in transylvania, following the arrest of pastor laszlo tokes. laszlo tokes, who was an outspoken critic of the government, refused to leave when the secret police came to arrest him. several hundred churchgoers gathered to stop them. i did not want to become a revolutionary. but

nicolae ceausescu is fighting for his political life in the only way he knows how — the violent suppressionn the morning of the 17th of december, we were taken by the securitate in a very brutal way. it was clear for us that we are to be executed or imprisoned. my wife was pregnant with our second child, which later on was born. i think it was our angel in that time, and protected us when we were prepared for the worst. romanians went on an anti—ceausescu rampage as the armyjoined the revolution. thanks to god, we had a little radio apparatus, and we were informed that the ceausescu couple is on the run. translation: romanian brothers, we come here to the romanian broadcasting company to tell you that the dictator has fallen! to let you know that the country is free! with an angry rooftop mob closing in on them, the ceausescus panicked and made their escape by helicopter. it was a wonder, and we considered it a gift of god on christmas for the people. that was the most joyful day in our full life. singing. laszlo tokes on the romanian revolution of 1989. next, a story of identity, loyalty a

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