(purely personal views as always, based on over two decades of prior research and publications) for a broader discussion on this topic, see, for example, https://atomic-temporary-3899751.wpcomstaging.com/the-ceausescu-trial-paper-airplanes-and-whiskey-or-when-prose-and-innuendo-substitute-for-historical-research/  On the evening of 22 December 1989, in the following video (approx. min 2:58-3:30 below) , as broadcast live on Romanian Television at the time, Ion Iliescu announced clearly … Continue reading 3 Pieces of Evidence that Iliescu and the Front (FSN) did not initially plan to execute Nicolae Ceausescu