Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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historical event nonviolent revolution political revolution

The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia was a peaceful 1989 uprising that led to the collapse of communist rule and the transition to democracy in the country.

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Velvet Revolution	10

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ nonviolent revolution ⓘ political revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gentle Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	police crackdown on student demonstration on 17 November 1989 ⓘ public opposition to communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
characteristic	broad civic participation ⓘ largely nonviolent ⓘ peaceful transfer of power ⓘ
commemoratedOn	November 17 ⓘ
commemorationName	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day in the Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Czechoslovakia ⓘ
endDate	1989-12-29 ⓘ
followedBy	democratic reforms in Czechoslovakia ⓘ dissolution of the Communist-controlled Federal Assembly ⓘ first free elections in Czechoslovakia in June 1990 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Polish Solidarity movement NERFINISHED ⓘ reforms and protests in other Eastern Bloc countries ⓘ
keyFigure	Alexander Dubček NERFINISHED ⓘ Marián Čalfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Václav Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	establishment of democratic institutions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia ⓘ
location	Bratislava NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech lands ⓘ Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaSymbol	jingling of keys at demonstrations ⓘ
method	civil resistance ⓘ general strikes ⓘ mass demonstrations ⓘ
opposedOrganization	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizationInvolved	Civic Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Against Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Revolutions of 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalChange	end of Marxist–Leninist ideology as state doctrine in Czechoslovakia ⓘ introduction of multi-party system in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
precededBy	Prague Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ period of normalization in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
region	Eastern Europe ⓘ
relatedEvent	Fall of the Berlin Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungarian Revolution of 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Round Table Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Revolution of 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	collapse of communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ election of Václav Havel as president of Czechoslovakia ⓘ end of one-party rule by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ⓘ transition to parliamentary democracy in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
startDate	1989-11-17 ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ

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Autumn of Nations in Eastern Europe → hasPart → Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia ⓘ

Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia → movement → Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia ⓘ

subject surface form: Civic Forum