Ramnicu Valcea

The year 1989 meant the end of the communist regime in the Central and Eastern European countries. Romania was the only ex-communist country in the case of which the switch to democracy was violent, involving protests and street fights, and the only country where the leaders of the former regime got executed.

The National Anthem Day of Romania is celebrated each year on July 29, as stipulated by Law no. 99/1998. "Desteapta-te romane! [Awaken Thee, Romanian!]" is the national anthem of Romania, a symbol of the unity of the 1848 Romanian Revolution.