Palach Week demonstrations
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The Palach Week demonstrations were a series of mass protests in Czechoslovakia in January 1989 commemorating Jan Palach and challenging the Communist regime during the period of political repression known as Normalization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palach Week demonstrations canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass demonstration
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political protest ⓘ protest movement ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore | 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jan Palach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
self-immolation of Jan Palach ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Czech historical literature on late socialism
ⓘ
studies of dissident movements in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| endTime | 1989-01-21 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
commemoration of Jan Palach
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dissatisfaction with lack of political reforms ⓘ human rights violations in Czechoslovakia ⓘ opposition to Communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ political repression during Normalization in Czechoslovakia ⓘ suppression of civil liberties ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to political changes leading to the Velvet Revolution
ⓘ
increased international attention to human rights in Czechoslovakia ⓘ mobilization of public against Communist regime ⓘ strengthening of Czechoslovak opposition movement ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
anti-communism
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ democratization ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| languageOfContext |
Czech
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| location |
Prague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wenceslas Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jan Palach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovak secret police NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovak security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Charter 77 activists
NERFINISHED
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Civic opposition groups in Czechoslovakia ⓘ Czechoslovak dissidents ⓘ human rights activists ⓘ students in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Czechoslovak dissident movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late 1980s protests in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
deployment of riot police
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mass arrests of protesters ⓘ police crackdown on demonstrators ⓘ use of water cannons by security forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1989-01-15 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Normalization in Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
final phase of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
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