Czechoslovakia Velvet Revolution Prague November 1989 Scanned in 2020 Wenceslar Square where more than 500,000 protesters assembled during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Wikipedia: The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Slovak: nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 29 December 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Cz
Czechoslovakia Velvet Revolution Prague November 1989 Scanned in 2020 Wenceslar Square where more than 500,000 protesters assembled during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Wikipedia: The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Slovak: nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 29 December 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic.
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