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00015963 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews queue up to apply for Israeli visas at the entrance to the Dutch embassy where the Isaeli consulate was based. Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Previous to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached.
00015962 : RUSSIA Moscow - Elderly Jewish man in the synagogue.
00015961 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews applying to emigrate in the Israeli Consulate housed within the Netherlands Embassy.Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Previous to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached. 
00015960 : RUSSIA Moscow - Elderly Jewish men chatting in the main synagogue. 
00015959 : RUSSIA Moscow - Jewish mother and daughter showing their visas for Israel and Hungary. Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Previous to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached.
00015958 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews queue up to apply for Israeli visas at the entrance to the Dutch embassy where the Isaeli consulate was based. Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Previous to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached.
00015957 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews reading the Torah in the city's main synagogue.
00015956 : RUSSIA Moscow - Jewish families meeting at a private flat in Moscow to discuss their visa applications to Israel. In the foreground a man is looking at a map of Israel. 
00015955 : RUSSIA Moscow - Jewish school in the main Moscow synagogue.
00015954 : RUSSIA Moscow - Female truck driver waiting beneath a poster of Marx, Lenin and Engels.
00015953 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldier at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945 with a poster of Marx, Engels and Lenin in the background. 
00015952 : RUSSIA Moscow - Red flags flying next to St Basil's Cathedral in Red square. 
00015951 : RUSSIA Moscow - Statue of Lenin in the grounds of the Kremlin.
00015950 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldiers beneath a portrait of Lenin at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015949 : RUSSIA Moscow - Taking down a huge Lenin poster after the annual May day celebrations.
00015948 : RUSSIA Moscow - Taking down a huge Lenin poster after the annual May day celebrations.
00015947 : RUSSIA Moscow - For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official May day ceremonies.
00015946 : RUSSIA Moscow - Mothers who lost sons in the war in Afghanistan demonstrating at the annual May day celebrations.For the first time ever, and in the spirit of glasnost, Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015945 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015944 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015943 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015942 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015941 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015940 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015939 : RUSSIA Moscow - Military might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015938 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldiers at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015937 : RUSSIA Moscow - Miltary might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015936 : RUSSIA Moscow - Miltary might on display at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015935 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldier on board a tank at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015934 : RUSSIA Moscow - Lithuanian flag at a demonstration in favour of Lithuanian independence during the May day celebrations. For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.Poster of Marx, Engels and Lenin in the background.
00015933 : RUSSIA Moscow - Lithuanian flag at a demonstration in favour of Lithuanian independence during the May day celebrations. For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015932 : RUSSIA Moscow - Member of the Pamyat party with a Russian flag at a demonstration during the May day celebrations. The nationalist and anti zionist Pamyat party believes in the restoration of the Russian monarchy.For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015931 : RUSSIA Moscow - Lithuanian flags at a demonstration in favour of Lithuanian independence during the May day celebrations. For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015930 : RUSSIA Moscow - Member of the Pamyat party holding a photograph of Tzar Nicholas II at a demonstration during the May day celebrations. The nationalist and anti zionist Pamyat party believes in the restoration of the Russian monarchy.For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015929 : RUSSIA Moscow - Retired army colonel, Yerofei Levshov, one of the leaders of the Pamyat party speaking at a demonstration at the May day celebrations. The nationalist and anti zionist Pamyat party believes in the restoration of the Russian monarchy. For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.Poster of Marx, Engels and Lenin in the background.
00015928 : RUSSIA Moscow - Retired army colonel, Yerofei Levshov, one of the leaders of the Pamyat party speaking to a crowd at the May day celebrations. The nationalist and anti zionist Pamyat party believes in the restoration of the Russian monarchy.For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.
00015927 : RUSSIA Moscow - Retired army colonel, Yerofei Levshov, one of the leaders of the Pamyat party speaking to a crowd at the May day celebrations. The nationalist and anti zionist Pamyat party believes in the restoration of the Russian monarchy. For the first time ever and in the spirit of glasnost Moscow City Council allowed protest groups into Red Square after the official ceremonies.Poster of Marx, Engels and Lenin in the background.
00015926 : RUSSIA Moscow - Soldiers at the Victory Day parade, an annual event marking the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.
00015925 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews queue up to apply for Israeli visas at the entrance to the Dutch embassy where the Israeli consulate was based. Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Prior to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached.
00015924 : RUSSIA Moscow - Russian Jews completing emigration application forms in the Israeli Consulate housed within the Netherlands embassy. Following Gorbachev's reforms the rules applying to Jews emigrating from Russia were significantly relaxed. Prior to this applicants had to wait up to five years before a decision was reached.
00015923 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015922 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Expatriate Western employees at an offical, government-owned diamond mine watch as the body of an illegal miner is lifted out of the river by crane. Many illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) are killed each week in accidents or fights. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015921 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Security guard at an official diamond mine, operated on behalf of the government by a Brazilian company called Oderbrecht. The area where the diamonds are sorted is under constant armed guard.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015920 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Armed security guard at an official diamond mine, operated on behalf of the government by a Brazilian company called Oderbrecht.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015919 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - The central market in Cafumfo bears the fruits of the lucrative diamond mining trade. One of the major commodities is beer, imported from the former colonial power Portugal, which costs about $2 a can.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015918 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Yvonne, a Zairean diamond dealer, shows off his fleet of cars, which includes two BMWs and two Japanese 4-wheel drives. He claims to turn over 1,300 carats of diamonds every day, worth $250,000 at European prices. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even Antwerp, Belgium. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015917 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Yvonne, a Zairean diamond dealer, shows off his gold rings. He claims to turn over 1,300 carats of diamonds every day, worth $250,000 at European prices. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even Antwerp, Belgium. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015916 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - A Zairean diamond dealer with a member of the police force, who have a stake in the diamond trade. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even Antwerp, Belgium. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015915 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Dominique, a Zairean diamond dealer, assesses his day's purchases. Many dealers come from neighbouring Congo, selling the illegal diamonds in Luanda, Kinshasa and even Antwerp, Belgium. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015914 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - A handful of diamonds worth about $9,000 on the local market.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015913 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - A handful of diamonds worth about $9,000 on the local market.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015912 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. These miners are setting up small dams to dig gravel from the riverbed. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015911 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015910 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015909 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015908 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Members of the mine's unofficial police force patrol the edge of the huge Catoba diamond mine, which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 illegal miners (known as camamgistas) are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015907 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Aerial view of the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 illegal miners (known as camamgistas) are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015906 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - A member of the mine's unofficial police force watches as illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) work in the huge Catoba diamond mine, which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015905 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. They are pumping water out of a deep hole which was once part of the rivercourse. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015904 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. They are pumping water out of a deep hole which was once part of the rivercourse. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015903 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) sifting through gravel in the huge Catoba diamond mine, which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015902 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) entering the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015901 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015900 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - An illegal digger (known as a camamgista) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015899 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015898 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015897 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - An illegal digger (known as a camamgista) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers.Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015896 : ANGOLA Lunda Norte - Illegal diggers (known as camamgistas) working in the huge Catoba diamond mine which stretches for two miles along the river Cuango. Up to 5,000 miners are on site at any one time. The diggers work in teams of twenty, staking out their claim to a patch of land. One of them, who takes a double share of the profits, then sells the diamonds to one of the many dealers and smugglers. Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, generating $650m a year, although illegal mining and smuggling significantly distort the figures. With the country embroiled in civil war for almost the entire period since independence in 1975, much of the diamond production has been in the hands of the UNITA rebels.
00015895 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Soldier perched on a tank near the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015894 : ROMANIA Bucharest - An armoured personnel carrier flying the national flag. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015893 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Ceaucescu's palace, one day on. Soldiers and civilian revolutionaries in Ceaucescu's office. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015892 : ROMANIA Bucharest - An elderly woman helped out of a burning building. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015891 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A soldier grabs a bite to eat in the offices of the television station. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015890 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A soldier stands atop his tank reading about the revolution in a newspaper. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015889 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A building burns just off the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015888 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A crowd gathers as a soldier arrests a suspected member of the Securitate. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015887 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Jubilant civilians celebrate the revolution, waving a national flag with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015886 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Shrine to a dead revolutionary. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015885 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Jubilant civilians celebrate in the city's central square, waving national flags with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015884 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Civilian revolutionaries waving national flags with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015883 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Blood on the street, following the death of a revolutionary. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015882 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Suspected members of the Securitate being arrested. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015881 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Ceaucescu's palace, one day on. Men gather around a television to watch the news in Ceaucescu's office. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015880 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Soldiers guard the Central Communist Party offices after they were occupied by the army. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015879 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Anxious soldiers pictured during street battles in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015878 : ROMANIA Bucharest - The incongruous sight of a tank decorated with a Christmas tree in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015877 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Civilian revolutionaries in the city's central square, engaged in street battles with the Securitate. A short distance away, a large crowd watches events unfold. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015876 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary engaged in street battles near the city's central square and palace. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015875 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Civilian revolutionaries the city's central square, engaged in street battles with the Securitate. A short distance away, a large crowd watches events unfold. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015874 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A jubilant crowd celebrates outside the Central Communist Party offices after the building was occupied by the army. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015873 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary in the city's central square, with a bandage covering a head wound sustained in street fighting. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015872 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary in the city's central square, with a bandage covering a head wound sustained in street fighting. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015871 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Soldiers and civilians fighting side by side in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015870 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Soldiers run through the debris in the city's central square, surrounded by tanks. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015869 : ROMANIA Bucharest - The funeral of Jacob Sorin, 23, a student who was the first person to be killed in clashes in Bucharest when the uprising spread to the city on the 21st December. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015868 : ROMANIA Bucharest - The funeral of Jacob Sorin, 23, a student who was the first person to be killed in clashes in Bucharest when the uprising spread to the city on the 21st December. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015867 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Bodies litter the floor in the mortuary in Coltzea Hospital, near the city centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015866 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary engaged in street battles near the city's central square and palace. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015865 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A suspected member of the Securitate being arrested by ordinary civilians. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015864 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Jubilant civilians ride on tanks through the city's central square, waving national flags with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015863 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Suspected members of the Securitate being arrested. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015862 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Jubilant civilians celebrate in the city's central square, waving national flags with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015861 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary flies the national flag in the city's central square as two soldiers watch from a window. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015860 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A soldier stands amidst the debris in the city's central square, surrounded by tanks. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015859 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary in the city's central square, with a bandage covering a head wound sustained in street fighting. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015858 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Civilian revolutionaries attempt to storm Ceaucescu's palace. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015857 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Soldiers and civilians fighting side by side in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015856 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary hides behind a tank during street battles in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015855 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Ceaucescu's palace, one day on. The curtains billow in the smashed windows and debris litters the floor. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015854 : ROMANIA Bucharest - The army confiscate weapons from civilians at an underground railway station. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015853 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Jubilant civilians celebrate near the city's central square, with a Christmas tree and a national flag with the Communist coat of arms cut out of the centre. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015852 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A jubilant crowd celebrates outside the Central Communist Party offices after the building was occupied by the army. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015851 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A jubilant crowd celebrates outside the Central Communist Party offices after the building was occupied by the army. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015850 : ROMANIA Bucharest - The incongruous sight of a tank decorated with a Christmas tree in the city's central square. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015849 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A soldier guards the Central Communist Party offices after they were occupied by the army. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015848 : OMAN North - Ancient desert fort at Nakhal.
00015847 : JAPAN - Cattle raised for beef and bull fighting.
00015846 : ISRAEL West Bank, Palestine - Photojournalist covering clashes in Ramallah, wearing a gas mask in case the Israeli army should use tear gas against Palestinian stone-throwers.
00015845 : ALBANIA Berat - 13 year old boys smoking and drinking Coca Cola in a cafe.
00015844 : BANGLADESH - Clean drinking water from a tap.
00015843 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England Great Britain UK - Eco-warriors protesting against the construction of the M65 motorway. Environmental protesters climbed trees and dug underground tunnels in an attempt to prevent the destruction of the wooded landscape.
00015842 : UNITED KINGDOM Berkshire, England Great Britain UK - Eco-warriors protesting against the construction of the Newbury bypass, one of the most controversial road building projects of recent years. Environmental protesters climbed trees and dug underground tunnels in an attempt to prevent the destruction of the wooded landscape. The road was eventually built, but only after a long delay.
00015841 : SIERRA LEONE Kenema - Diamonds in the palm of a dealer's hand.
00015840 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Dancers at a concert by the popular music group 'Super Succes Lokendo' in Masina. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00015839 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Mass in the church run by the renowned priest Bodo in the Kingabwa district, which specialises in healing ‘witches’, particularly children. The hype over child witches is out of control in the city: a series of innocuous events in a family home, such as a broken-down fridge, can result in one of the children being castigated as an evil influence. Religion is a flourishing business in poverty-ridden Kinshasa. Over 2000 Pentecostal churches have sprung up over the last few years, promising miracles but delivering little to alleviate the hopelessness of the worshippers. Some of the charismatic preachers, however, have amassed huge personal fortunes. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00015838 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A church in the Matete district which specialises in healing ‘witches’, particularly children. Ma Jolie, the priest, claims a special gift: by praying she can ascertain those who are tainted by witchcraft. The hype over child witches is out of control in the city: a series of innocuous events in a family home, such as a broken-down fridge, can result in one of the children being castigated as an evil influence. Religion is a flourishing business in poverty-ridden Kinshasa. Over 2000 Pentecostal churches have sprung up over the last few years, promising miracles but delivering little to alleviate the hopelessness of the worshippers. Some of the charismatic preachers, however, have amassed huge personal fortunes. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00015837 : TANZANIA - Testing blood for HIV in Shinyanga regional hospital.
00015836 : ISRAEL - An Arab and an Israeli shaking hands on the day that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed a peace declaration in Washington.
00015835 : EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Pharmacy and shops in Bata.
00015834 : BURMA Inle (Myanmar) - Novice Buddhist monks making their morning alms round.
00015833 : BURMA Nr. May Myo, Mandalay division (Myanmar) - Women passing an advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes.
00015832 : INDIA Orissa - Women planting rice in a paddy field.
00015831 : CZECH REPUBLIC Prague - Nurse taking blood from a woman for an AIDS test, in the Lighthouse Centre.
00015830 : TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Nurse Gloria Augustine comforts a child in the Cyril Ross home for AIDS-infected children in Trinidad.
00015829 : USA Chicago United States of America - Member of staff and resident in a shelter for AIDS patients.
00015828 : UGANDA Kampala - AIDS patient with his mother and social worker.
00015827 : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) - Shark fins drying.
00015826 : ETHIOPIA Gonder - Health educator Eradu Zegeye giving a talk to the villagers of Chache and Alua.
00015825 : ETHIOPIA - Cattle herder in the Rift Valley.
00015824 : ETHIOPIA Shewa - Oromo women waiting for aid at Abousa distribution camp during a drought in the Lake Zwai area.
00015823 : ETHIOPIA - Amhara man in the Highlands near Debre Birhan.
00015821 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - Elderly couple celebrating moving into their new home in the Addis slums.
00015820 : ISRAEL West Bank, Palestine - Jewish settlers celebrate a wedding just outside the Ibrahim mosque in Hebron.
00015819 : UKRAINE Donetsk - A priest prepares for the marriage of Dimitri and Irina Shklyar and another couple. The joint wedding in a Russian Orthodox church is cheaper for both couples.
00015818 : UKRAINE Donetsk - Bride Irina Shklyar takes a sip of holy water during her marriage to Dimitri, a local miner, at a Russian Orthodox church.
00015817 : TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Trinidad carnival performer with an elaborate costume featuring decorative bank notes.
00015816 : TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Trinidad carnival performers on stilts.
00015815 : BURKINA FASO - Planting trees along a diguette, a line of stones built to prevent runoff and soil erosion.
00015814 : KENYA North - Turkana boy drinking milk direct from his goat's udder.
00015813 : PAKISTAN Nr. Abbotabad - Young girls collecting water in Haripur refugee camp.
00015812 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta) West Bengal - Women attending a talk on family planning in a slum district.
00015811 : COLOMBIA - Following the Armenia earthquake, children are given pyschosocial counselling from a UNICEF worker.
00015810 : SUDAN South - Sudanese pound notes. Bahr-el-Ghazal.
00015809 : GUATEMALA Peten - Quequchi Mayan girl holding her baby sister.
00015808 : MALI - Fulani family watering seedlings in a reforestation project
00015807 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A civilian revolutionary engaged in street battles near the city's central square and palace. The Romanian popular revolt and coup of 22nd-25th December 1989 represented a decisive moment in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. An uprising which had begun a week earlier in the town of Timisoara spread to the capital city, Bucharest, with demonstrations leading to violent clashes in the streets. Nicolae Ceaucescu, President since 1974, lost the support of the army, who sided with ordinary civilians in street battles against the feared Securitate secret police force. As Ceaucescu and his wife Elena attempted to flee the country, they were captured, tried and executed. Their dead bodies were exhibited on television on Christmas Day. In just a few dramatic days, the country had rejected the communist system which had ruled since the Second World War. The slow and difficult transition to capitalism began.
00015806 : TANZANIA - Malnourished baby girl.
00015805 : RWANDA - Woman working on a computer.
00015804 : PERU Lima - A female sales representative of a local telecommunications consortium uses a computer and mobile telephone at a product launch.
00015803 : ROMANIA Nanaesti - Shepherd with his flock.
00015802 : ROMANIA - Roma gypsy woman living in a camp outside Sibiu.
00015801 : MALAWI - Mothers queue up with their babies at a mobile immunisation clinic in a small village.
00015800 : MALAWI - Man picking tea on a plantation.
00015799 : MALAWI - Women walking to collect water from a well, some with their children strapped to their backs.
00015798 : UGANDA Rwarire, Mbarara district - In an income generation project supported by the Ugandan Red Cross, a member of a local women’s group prunes matoke plants, a cooking banana which is a staple crop in this part of the country.
00015797 : KENYA Nairobi - The ‘Carnivore’ nightclub in Nairobi where Kenyan prostitutes come to find businessmen and tourists.
00015796 : KENYA Nairobi - Alicia works as a prostitute in the nightclubs and hotels of Nairobi where she looks for buisnessmen and tourists. Here she is talking to a white man in a disco.
00015795 : KENYA Nairobi - Sayyida, at the famous Buffalo Bills Bar where she works as a prostitute, looking to pick up businessmen and tourists.
00015794 : KENYA Nairobi - Sayyida, who works as a prostitute in the hotels and nightclubs of Nairobi where she looks for businessmen and tourists, gets ready to go out for the night.
00015793 : KENYA Mombasa - Masai man (Musa) in traditional clothes together with his German girlfriend Brigitta. The beaches around Mombasa are well known to tourists from Europe, not only for their sea, sun and sand but also for picking up local men and women for sex. Sometimes money is involved, and sometimes their local lovers hope to make it to Europe.
00015792 : KENYA Mombasa - Kenyan man chatting to young female tourist. The beaches around Mombasa are well known to tourists from Europe, not only for their sea, sun and sand but also for picking up local men and women for sex. Sometimes money is involved and sometimes their local lovers hope to make it to Europe.
00015791 : KENYA Mombasa - Masai man (Musa) in traditional clothes together with his German girlfriend Brigitta having a drink on the beach. The beaches around Mombasa are well known to tourists from Europe, not only for their sea, sun and sand but also for picking up local men and women for sex. Sometimes money is involved and sometimes their local lovers hope to make it to Europe.
00015790 : KENYA Mombasa - On the beach in Mombasa a Kenyan man (Ali) shows photographs of his German girlfriend (Sarah). The beaches around Mombasa are well known to tourists from Europe, not only for their sea, sun and sand but also for picking up local men and women for sex. Sometimes money is involved and sometimes their local lovers hope to make it to Europe.
00015789 : KENYA Kericho - Woman being treated for malaria in a hospital in the highlands of western Kenya.
00015788 : KENYA Kericho - Malaria ward in a hospital in the highlands of western Kenya.
00015787 : KENYA Nairobi - Somali refugees in a class organised by the IOM (International Organisation for Migration). They are being taught about life in the USA, which is their destination in the resettlement programme for refugees. The Somali teacher is explaining the types of job and potential salaries available in America.
00015786 : KENYA Nairobi - Somali refugees in a class organised by the IOM (International Organisation for Migration). They are being taught about life in the USA, which is their destination in the resettlement programme for refugees.
00015785 : KENYA Nairobi - Somali refugees in a class organised by the IOM (International Organisation for Migration). They are being taught about life in the USA, which is their destination in the resettlement programme for refugees.
00015784 : KENYA Nairobi - Somali refugees in a class organised by the IOM (International Organisation for Migration). They are being taught about life in the USA, which is their destination in the resettlement programme for refugees.
00015783 : KENYA Nairobi - Somali refugees in a class organised by the IOM (International Organisation for Migration). They are being taught about life in the USA, which is their destination in the resettlement programme for refugees.
00015782 : NIGER - Truck loaded with migrants leaving Agadez, bound for Libya or Algeria. Young men from all over West Africa travel by truck through the Sahara desert to the North African coast, trying to get to Europe.
00015781 : NIGER Agadez - Truck loaded with migrants leaving Agadez, bound for Libya or Algeria. Young men from all over West Africa travel by truck through the Sahara desert to the North African coast, trying to get to Europe.
00015780 : NIGER Agadez - Truck loaded with migrants leaving Agadez, bound for Libya or Algeria. Young men from all over West Africa travel by truck through the Sahara desert to the North African coast, trying to get to Europe.
00015779 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - Billboard with a photo of the long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie on the side of an office building in the centre of Addis Ababa. He is a national hero having won two gold medals at the Olympics and holds the world record for the five and ten thousand metres.
00015778 : ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa - The long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie in the gym of the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa where he trains every day. He is a national hero having won two gold medals at the Olympics and holds the world record for five and ten thousand metres.
00015777 : ETHIOPIA Axum - Axum was the centre of the Axumite civilisation, which flourished between the 4th and 7th centuries AD. There are 119 stelae (obelisks) marking graves of which the tallest still standing measures 21 metres. One of the stele was looted by Mussolini's troops and taken to Italy where it now stands outside the HQ of the UN's Food and Agriculture organisation in Rome. In spite of the Italian government's promise to return the stele made after the end of the second world war it still remains in Rome. The Ehiopian government is negotiating for its return especially since it was struck by lightning and damaged during a storm in 2001.
00015776 : ETHIOPIA Axum - Axum was the centre of the Axumite civilisation, which flourished between the 4th and 7th centuries AD. There are 119 stelae (obelisks) marking graves of which the tallest still standing measures 21 metres. One of the stele was looted by Mussolini’s troops and taken to Italy where it now stands outside the HQ of the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation in Rome. In spite of the Italian government’s promise to return the stele made after the end of the second world war it still remains in Rome. The Ehiopian government is negotiating for its return especially since it was struck by lightning and damaged during a storm in 2001.<