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Romanian Revolution (1989)

Took place on December 15, 1989

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The Romanian revolution (Romanian: Revoluția română) was a period of violent civil unrest in the Socialist Republic of Romania during December 1989 as a part of the revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries around the world, primarily within the Eastern Bloc.

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L. L. Zamenhof

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1852–1908

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