The anti-communist revolution in December 1989 in Romania gets a lot messier. Internal turmoil and geopolitical shenanigans ultimately lead to Transylvania becoming an independent republic, who in turn later grants independence to its two counties with majority Szekler population. Unshackled from the corruption and incompetence of Bucharest, Transylvania has a much easier time in shaking off its communist legacy and reforming its economy and society to become a modern European nation.



