On the 21st of December 1989, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu delivered his final public speech from the balcony of the Central Committee building in Bucharest's Palace Square. Addressing a staged crowd of 100,000 supporters amid growing unrest, he condemned anti-government protests in Timișoara as foreign interference. The speech turned chaotic as the crowd began booing, chanting "Timișoara!" and "Down with the dictator!" Ceaușescu appeared stunned, repeatedly calling for calm while his wif

114K views · 783 reactions | In 2013, a Canadian company came close to turning the fertile Romanian village of Rosia Montana into Europe’s largest gold mine. Massive protests were able to stop the mine from being built, but the plans still continue to haunt the village in western Transylvania. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook