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Romania's Orphans
In 1989 news began to emerge of thousands of children living in terrible conditions in Romania's orphanages.
In 1989 the Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was removed from power in Romania. As the country opened up to the outside world, news began to emerge of children living in terrible conditions in the country鈥檚 orphanages. Izidor Ruckel was one of them - he was abandoned by his birth parents at a home for 鈥渋rrecoverable鈥� or disabled children. He spoke to Witness about his childhood.
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