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title: 'Scînteia, 21 December 1989: "Cuvîntarea tovarășului Nicolae Ceaușescu la posturile de radio și televiziune"'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/scinteia-ceausescu-televised-address-1989/
description: 'Masthead and lead headline of the party daily Scînteia, issue no. 14 725 of Thursday 21 December 1989, 6 pages, 50 bani: the paper''s name between the PCR…'
section: Collection
---

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# Scînteia, 21 December 1989: "Cuvîntarea tovarășului Nicolae Ceaușescu la posturile de radio și televiziune"

Masthead and lead headline of the party daily Scînteia, issue no. 14 725 of Thursday 21 December 1989, 6 pages, 50 bani: the paper's name between the PCR emblem and state orders, the motto 'Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!', and a headline giving 'Comrade Nicolae Ceaușescu's speech on radio and television'. The tell: the paper is described on its own masthead as the organ of the party's Central Committee, and the revolutionary motto and decorations frame the leader's address as the party's voice.

## Text on the object

Original (Romanian) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
PROLETARI DIN TOATE ȚĂRILE, UNIȚI-VĂ!
Scînteia
ORGAN AL COMITETULUI CENTRAL AL PARTIDULUI COMUNIST ROMÂN
Anul LIX Nr. 14 725 | Joi 21 decembrie 1989 | 6 PAGINI — 50 BANI

CUVÎNTAREA TOVARĂȘULUI
NICOLAE CEAUȘESCU
la posturile de radio și televiziune
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!
Scînteia
ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ROMANIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
Year LIX No. 14,725 | Thursday 21 December 1989 | 6 PAGES — 50 BANI

SPEECH OF COMRADE
NICOLAE CEAUȘESCU
on radio and television
```

Read from the masthead and headline only; the file shows no body text. 'Cuvîntarea' is the period spelling with î. Translation by machine, not verified by a fluent reader.

[← Bucharest Domestic Service: Ceausescu's address on the Timisoara events, FBIS Daily Report, 21 December 1989](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bucharest-radio-ceausescu-timisoara-address-1989/) [Scînteia Poporului, Anul I Nr. 1 (23 December 1989): front page of the National Salvation Front's first daily →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/scinteia-poporului-nr-1-fsn-1989/)

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