Anti-Hungarian ethnic minority ethnic pogrom aftermath, 19-20 March 1990, Tirgu Mures / Marosvasarhely, Transylvania, Romania


Aftermath of the anti-Hungarian ethnic minority pogrom organized by the Romanian extreme right after the 15 March 1990 commemorations of the 1848 revolution's martyrs. The pogrom took place on 19-20 March, leading to the depicted destruction and hit world news with its hundreds of victims, among them the internationally renowned playwright Andras Suto, who lost one eye.


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Location: Marosvasarhely, Tirgu Mures, Transylvania, Romania
Photo credit: © Levente Toth / Alamy / Afripics
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