Radio Romania International
COMMEMORATION Timisoara, a city in Western Romania, on Saturday kept a moment of silence in memory of the first victims of the Romanian anti-communist revolution 33 years ago. Following the orders given by dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, officers with the Interior and Defence Ministries opened fire on the peaceful protesters who had taken to the streets of this martyr-city. The anti-communist revolt broke out in Timisoara, on December 16th and extended to Bucharest on December 21st and also to other cities across Romania. Over one thousand people were killed and about 3 thousand were wounded in cl...