12月21日清晨，齐奥塞斯库站在布加勒斯特市中心中央委员会的阳台上发表群众讲话 — — 罗马尼亚工人骨干按照惯例集中起来，在接到信号时欢呼鼓掌。
On the morning of December 21, Ceausescu stepped onto the balcony of the Central Committee in the heart of Bucharest to address the people – cadres of state workers assembled, as was customary, to cheer on cue.