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Wed 12 Dec 2009Romanian city marks 20 years since it lit the spark that drove out Ceausescu
Timisoara began the drive against eastern Europe’s most oppressive regime but some feel the revolution was stolen, writes DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN
THE ROMANIAN city of Timisoara today marks 20 years since it sparked the revolution that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and the most oppressive regime in the communist bloc.
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