The destruction of these villages would be yet another blow by the Ceausescu government against the culture and identity of ethnic Hungarians in Romania. Thousands have demonstrated in Hungary and Poland to protest the village destruction and resettlement campaign. As an appeal in Poland stated. "This is not solely an internal Romanian question. but an issue affecting the cultural legacy of all mankind." The destruction of the ethnic Hungarian villages and other villages in Romania may exacerbate the movement of refugees from Romania to neighboring Hungary. It has been reported that over the past year. some 30.000 Romanian citizens have fled to Hungary. It is unprecedented for citizens from one Warsaw Pact country to seek refuge in another Warsaw Pact country.
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