A Romanian sub-officer gives the victory sign on New Year's Eve 1989. He has removed the insignia of communist Romania from his headwear. Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6472645

Romanian Revolution

A Romanian sub-officer gives the victory sign on New Year's Eve 1989. He has removed the insignia of communist Romania from his headwear. Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6472645

The uprising started on 16 December in Timișoara, and soon spread to other cities, including Bucharest. The civil unrest resulted in overthrowing and subsequent execution of Romania's communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu on 25 December.

Romania was the only Eastern Block country in which the Revolution of 1989 turned violent, with over 1100 causalties.