The Romanian revolution
In December 1989 a wave of protests finally deposed communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
December 21, 201950m 2s
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Show Notes
In this edition the fall of the Ceaușescus in Romania in December 1989, a global panic over bees in the early 2000s and WW2 black GIs finally recognised decades after the war. Plus the building of Abuja as Nigeria's capital and a woman's right to pray in some Hindu temples in India.
(Photo: The army join the revolutionaries in Romania 1989. Credit: Getty Images)