“The government has never accepted responsibility for the massacre or held any officials legally accountable for the killings. It has been unwilling to investigate the events or release data on those who were killed, injured, forcibly disappeared, or imprisoned.
– Human Rights Watch
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“We are dealing with a rightist, reactionary, anti-constitutional coup.”
– Boris Yeltsin
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“One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescu’s December 21st speech (or lack thereof). This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. Workers, military units and other popular organizations were bused to the capital and given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing…
this year the tide turned.” – World History Commons
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Independence Day
Founding Documents
Declaration of Independence
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U.S. Independence • The Declaration of Independence – National Archives • America’s Founding Documents – National Archives • The Declaration of Independence: What Does it Say? – National Archives • After the Declaration: What Happens Next? – Museum of the American Revolution • Declaration of Independence – Britannica • Declaration of Independence Causes and Effects
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