Name: Czechia celebrates 35 years since the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia
Uploaded: 2024-11-22T11:31:24+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: November 17th this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the events of late 1989 through which Czechoslovakia transitioned from a one-party communist state to a democratic and capitalist country. The day is being marked with memorials, concerts and demonstrations across the country, with a particular focus being Prague’s Národní Street, the central

Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz

November 17th this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the events of late 1989 through which Czechoslovakia transitioned from a one-party communist state to a democratic and capitalist country.

The day is being marked with memorials, concerts and demonstrations across the country, with a particular focus being Prague’s Národní Street, the central thoroughfare where a student protest on this day sparked the revolution.

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Author: Danny Bate