Velvet Revolution

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Date of Reg.	2020-03-03 23:34:51
Date of Upd.	2023-03-13 05:45:25
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About Velvet Revolution

The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution 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.

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