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'''The Romanian Revolution '''in 1978, was a revolution (started by revolt) against the New Socialist (or National Party) government of Nicolae Ceausescu due to people's dissatisfaction of the incompetent, but loyalist ministers like Manea Manescu, Tudor Polstenicu, Emil Bobu. The Left Coalition was abolished in 6th September and Ceausescu's cabinet was now a minority.
 
'''The Romanian Revolution '''in 1978, was a revolution (started by revolt) against the New Socialist (or National Party) government of Nicolae Ceausescu due to people's dissatisfaction of the incompetent, but loyalist ministers like Manea Manescu, Tudor Polstenicu, Emil Bobu. The Left Coalition was abolished in 6th September and Ceausescu's cabinet was now a minority.
   
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It was at this time Verdet decided to negotiate with the protesters independently. Verdet said that if they stopped protesting, the government would open the dialogue with them, without delay. Since it has outraged Ceausescu, he also dismissed Verdet from the position. Verdet joined the revolutionaries as he thought that he was more leaning to the Labour Party and got support from Iliescu, former Minister of Youth in the Coalition government.
 
It was at this time Verdet decided to negotiate with the protesters independently. Verdet said that if they stopped protesting, the government would open the dialogue with them, without delay. Since it has outraged Ceausescu, he also dismissed Verdet from the position. Verdet joined the revolutionaries as he thought that he was more leaning to the Labour Party and got support from Iliescu, former Minister of Youth in the Coalition government.
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Verdet was also a true laborer, so with his support to and from Iliescu, a popular socialist, this would mean that the revolutionaries began to win. Also support Verdet was a former Minister of Education, Paul Niculescu-Mizil. Niculescu-Mizil was kept as an outsider in the Ceausescu's government. Although a hardline defender of self-production and fulfillment of Romanian's military, he thought that it shouldn't be the same with the economy.
 
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Revision as of 03:27, 11 August 2020

Romanian Revolution
Newyearaddress
Ceausescu declared his resignation
Date 1st October 1978 - 6th October 1978
Location Flag of Romania All over Kingdom of Romania
Belligerents
Flag of Romania Ceausescu's government
  • Flag of Romania Loyalist faction (New Socialist/National Party)
  • Flag of Romania Paramilitary (defected)
Flag of Romania Apostol-led Labour Party
  • Flag of Romania Paramilitary
  • Flag of Romania Armed Forces of Romania
Commanders and leaders
Nicolae Ceausescu
  • Manea Manescu
  • Constantin Dascalescu
  • Emil Bobu
Gheorghe Apostol
  • Gheorghe Ion
  • Constantin Parvulescu
  • Ion Iliescu

The Romanian Revolution in 1978, was a revolution (started by revolt) against the New Socialist (or National Party) government of Nicolae Ceausescu due to people's dissatisfaction of the incompetent, but loyalist ministers like Manea Manescu, Tudor Polstenicu, Emil Bobu. The Left Coalition was abolished in 6th September and Ceausescu's cabinet was now a minority.

Early protests was made in the building of National Parliament, when Ceausescu declared state of emergency. Many of the MPs veto that decision but Manea Manescu said that the 24th amendment declared that if Prime Minister declared state of emergency, then member of the parliament have to unanimously supported it. Gheorghe Apostol, leader of the Opposition declared that Ceausescu should be impeached. Constantin Parvulescu declared that Ceausescu had made the national parliament, the most important state institution in Romania, to be a rubber stamp. And Ion Iliescu also condemned Ceausescu for the austerity policy.

Origin

The Romanians had suffered during the Ceausescu's second term as Prime Minister. First, he implemented an austerity policy in order to pay debt, restricted Moscow Pact or even London Bloc's investment on Romania. This would led to the dissatisfaction from the MP or LB so they would temporarily embargoed Romania until Ceausescu changed his policies. The new party, the NSP (New Socialist Party), was made from the hardline faction of Labour Party, which led by his opponent Gheorghe Apostol (formally), a much more liberal one.

Result of 1973 elections

The Armed Forces also began to support opposition coalition, which composed by the social democratic Labour Party, the center-right National Party, the agrarian socialism Peasants' Party and the federalist Liberal Party. They were dissatisfied with Ceausescu because during 10 years, they didn't have any new equipment from the Moscow Pact and London Bloc, which is much more modern than the domestic one. Romanian Air Force, observed by London Bloc, that they had 100,000 good airmen, but lack of equipment. Romanian Army also mad because of lack of tanks, in which TR-72 wasn't effective as the T-64 or Z-18.

To specific about the austerity policy, when the United Kingdom invaded Ethiopia (with Moscow Pact assistance, one of a limited cooperation at that time), Ceausescu thought that it wouldn't be save to ally with both of them, so he joined the 3rd Bloc, formal name Non-Aligned Movement. However, Ceausescu was still imperialist at that time and even claimed Northern Bukovina and some more territory in Russian Eastern State (Intermarium) was Romania, so Kosygin and Brezhnev was outraged about this and decided to sanction Ceausescu. With this, no more assistance of military, economy, culture from Russia, the Romania's economy slowed down it's growth.

Also at that time, with Ottoman slowly isolated itself from Romania, it seems that Ceausescu had to implement the Marxist policy of self-fulfillment. Getting approval from Manea Manescu, he implemented the Marxist policy. Food shortage were increased, lack of heat, etc. happened. So during a meeting of the New Socialist Party, Ceausescu said that the next day he would declare state of emergency, or even martial law. A member of the parliament, Father of the House Constantin Parvulescu, condemn Ceausescu that the Romania was on the brink of collapse, near to a civil war. He also condemned an attempt of making the National Parliament to be a rubber stamp one. While Ceausescu wanted to gave an answer, Ion Iliescu, former Ceausescu's contender as successor, condemned Ceausescu for made the Romanian economy stagnated.

People were dissatisfied and on the same day, they began to protest, starting with Timisoara and Chisnau. They also demanded a coalition between the Liberal Party, the Labour Party and the National Party.

Events

Government meeting

While people began to protest, the government were offered two options: either they could declare martial law, or just declare the state of emergency. It was at this time the government was divided into two factions: the moderates and the hardliners. Moderates were led by Ilie Verdet, Minister of Natural Resources and Protection. He wanted the government to negotiate with the protesters and find the common need. He also warned that if Romania wanted to go for Ceausescu's path, then he had to introduce a transitional path.

The hardliners were controlled by Manea Manescu, 1st Deputy Prime Minister, Ceausescu's patron. He wanted to cracked down protesters at all cost. He had the support of the Securitate's leader, Tudor Polstenicu. But without the support of Iulian Vlad, he would have to do something. He decided to fired Vlad from the Deputy Director of the Secret Police. But Vlad, was the commander of USLA, had right to order to counter-attack Polstenicu. So he decided to consult with Ceausescu about how to counter with the protesters. Ceausescu refused, decided to ally with Manescu.

It was at this time Verdet decided to negotiate with the protesters independently. Verdet said that if they stopped protesting, the government would open the dialogue with them, without delay. Since it has outraged Ceausescu, he also dismissed Verdet from the position. Verdet joined the revolutionaries as he thought that he was more leaning to the Labour Party and got support from Iliescu, former Minister of Youth in the Coalition government.

Verdet was also a true laborer, so with his support to and from Iliescu, a popular socialist, this would mean that the revolutionaries began to win. Also support Verdet was a former Minister of Education, Paul Niculescu-Mizil. Niculescu-Mizil was kept as an outsider in the Ceausescu's government. Although a hardline defender of self-production and fulfillment of Romanian's military, he thought that it shouldn't be the same with the economy.