BUCHAREST REVOLUTION 1989 GRAVEYARD

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
Date Uploaded:2017-11-18
Description: Revolution Heroes Cemetery is near the famous Serban Voda or Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest

WHERE IS THE REVOLUTION HEROES CEMETERY

The Revolution Heroes Cemetery in Bucharest is just near Serban Voda or Bellu Cemetery, where the greatest Romanian writers, actors and other public persons have been buried since the late 19th century. There is always a guard in the area and once you enter, no matter the month you decide to visit the place, you feel like it is November, it is cold and raining. Many of those who died in December 1989 were young and their names and stories are written on a memorial just in front of the entrance.

The Revolution Heroes Cemetery is on Serban Voda Street, No. 247.

REVOLUTION HEROES CEMETERY BUCHAREST

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
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Description: Monument inside Revolution Heroes Cemetery in Bucharest where are written to remember the names of those who died for freedom in 1989

HOW MANY DIED IN THE ROMANIAN REVOLUTION IN 1989

Nobody knows for sure how many people were killed during the revolution against communism in 1989 and few of the killers were sent to justice. Yet, a trial is on its way. According to the authorities, 1,142 people were shot dead and more than 3,000 were injured. Those dead in Bucharest are buried in Bucharest Revolution Heroes Cemetery. As we said before, the first to be shot in the capital was a 19 years old boy, who was sitting and praying for the victims of the repression in Timisoara where the revolution started on December, 16. He was shot dead. The cemetery in Bucharest was built in 1990 and here were buried those who died in those 3 days when the Romanian capital faced a kind of civil war. There names are here.

REVOLUTION HEREOS CEMETARY

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Description: Every year there are ceremonies at the Revolution Heroes Bucharest in December just before Christmas

CHURCH AT REVOLUTION HEROES CEMETERY BUCHAREST

All the graves are made of white marble in the same style. Their stories and hobbies are written to remain, though not to many people come to visit this cemetery. The air here is full of accusations to a criminal and illegitimate political regime the communism was in Romania. The church inside the Revolution Heroes Cemetery in Bucharest was built immediately after 1989 tragedy by the Association of the widows, parents and children of those who died during the anti-communist revolution.

CHURCH REVOLUTION HEROES

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Description: The Romanian Revolution against communism in 1989 was a bloodbath and was ended by the execution of  Nicolae Ceausescu

MONUMENTS FOR HEROES WHO FOUGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM

The fight against communism started in Romania in 1945 when the new political regime was installed by the Russians after WW 2. There had been armed guerrillas in the mountains who fought against the security forces to late 60’s. Yet, the civilians’ uprising in 1989 was something different( learn more on Wikipedia). People could no longer resist the lack of food, of civil rights, of a good health system, of everything would offer a decent life.

In the same time communism fell in Europe in 1989 and the Romanian knew that from different radio channels, despite the state control over media which now can be noticed only in Northern Korea. All the martyrs who found their death while trying to have a better life and change an oppressive regime are commemorated in Bucharest. See first the REVOLUTION SQUARE IN BUCHAREST.

REVOLUTION HEROES MONUMENT OTOPENI

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Date Uploaded:2017-11-18
Description: Funeral stones to remember the soldiers who died during the anti-communist revolution in 1989 at Otopeni International Airport

HEROES AGAINST COMMUNISM BUCHAREST

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Photographed In: Bucharest, Romania
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Description: Monument for HEROES who fought and died AGAINST COMMUNISM between 1945 and 1989 in BUCHAREST at House of free press