Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia

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Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia was a broad opposition political movement that united dissidents, intellectuals, and activists to lead the peaceful transition from communist rule during the Velvet Revolution.

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instanceOf opposition movement
political movement
aftermath Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
surface form: split into Civic Democratic Party

Civic Movement
surface form: split into Civic Movement
collaboratedWith Public Against Violence
country Czechoslovakia
dissolved 1991
foundedBy Czech dissidents
Václav Havel
hasEffect formation of a non-communist government
peaceful transition of power in 1989
hasMember artists
dissidents
intellectuals
students
workers
hasPart Civic Forum
surface form: Civic Forum – Public Against Violence coordination
headquartersLocation Prague
ideology anti-communism
civic activism
liberal democracy
inception 1989-11-19
keyPerson Alexander Vondra
Jan Ruml
Jiří Dienstbier
Petr Pithart
Václav Havel
language Czech
location Prague
methodOfStruggle civil disobedience
mass protests
non-violent resistance
movement Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
surface form: Velvet Revolution
nativeLabel Civic Forum
surface form: Občanské fórum
notableEvent mass demonstrations in November 1989
negotiations with communist government
round-table talks in 1989
operatedIn Czech lands of Czechoslovakia
opposedTo Czechoslovak Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
participatedIn Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
surface form: Velvet Revolution
politicalPosition big tent
politicalSystemContext communist one-party state
purpose democratization of Czechoslovakia
organization of mass demonstrations
overthrow of communist regime in Czechoslovakia
significantAchievement participation in election of Václav Havel as president of Czechoslovakia
victory in the 1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary elections
significantDate 1989-11-27
1989-12-10

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Revolutions of 1989 significantParticipant Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia