📸 O fotografie de arhivă din Piața Victoriei / O lumină aprinsă la fereastră.
On December 17, Ceaușescu declared a state of emergency in Timiș county. Tanks rolled into the city. Soldiers were ordered to fire on civilians. The first official martyr of the Revolution, Gheorghe Tănase (a 34-year-old worker), was shot dead that day. Over the next three days, Timișoara became a war zone, with official estimates of over 100 dead (unofficial estimates exceed 1,000). 16 decembrie timisoara
: This day set off a chain of events leading Timișoara to be declared the first free city in Romania on 20 December. Living History: Sites to Visit 📸 O fotografie de arhivă din Piața Victoriei
This is where the history of Romania changed forever. Instead of dispersing, the crowd fought back. They chanted not for the pastor, but for "Bread!" and "Freedom!" Students from the nearby Polytechnic University joined the fray. They broke windows of the county communist party headquarters, threw cobblestones at riot police, and overturned cars. Soldiers were ordered to fire on civilians
Astăzi, Timișoara nu este doar un oraș. Este o bornă a memoriei.