What was the only country one in Europe to violently overthrow its communist regime?
Poland
Romania
Hungary
German Democratic Republic
Ceaușescu’s regime collapsed after he ordered his security forces to fire on antigovernment demonstrators in the city of Timișoara on December 17, 1989. The demonstrations spread to Bucharest. Ceaușescu fled the capital in a helicopter but was captured by the armed forces. Three days later he got executed after a brief trial.
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Poland
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German Democratic Republic
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