THE RALLY OF DECEMBER 21, 1989 - POLITICAL ERROR OR A SUBTLE MANEUVER, PART OF A DIABOLICAL PLAN?

The rally organized on December 21, 1989 for NicolaeCeaușescu to obtain the support of the population of the Romanian capital and to stabilize the course of events that shook Romania, was hijacked and destabilized public order. The author of the article explains the events using archive documents, bibliography and interviews that she herself took to some actors of the events, like Virgil Măgureanu and Dan Voinea, or to some investigators of the events, like SorinRoșcaStănescu. The author shows that the events were also the result of dissatisfaction accumulated and stimulated by the event organizers, but also influenced by foreign intelligence services, making special reference to the CIA. The article also mentions how Nicolae Ceaușescu reacted to this event.