The
Romanian Revolution was a period of
violent civil unrest in
Romania in December 1989 and part of the
Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries. The Romanian Revolution started in the city of
Timișoara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the
show trial and execution of longtime Communist leader
Nicolae Ceaușescu, and the end of
42 years of Communist rule in Romania. It was also the last removal of a Communist regime in a Warsaw Pact country during the events of 1989, and the only one that violently overthrew a country's government and executed its leader.