35 years ago, the much-feared Czechoslovak State Security was dissolved

Name: 35 years ago, the much-feared Czechoslovak State Security was dissolved
Uploaded: 2025-02-07T13:12:17+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: When in 1990, Minister of the Interior Richard Sacher issued an order to abolish all central departments of Czechoslovakia’s State Security organisation (StB), he brought to an end the more than forty-year period of one of the main instruments of Communist terror in the country. For many, this meant the end of an era of

Illustrative photo: Michaela Danelová, Czech Radio

When in 1990, Minister of the Interior Richard Sacher issued an order to abolish all central departments of Czechoslovakia’s State Security organisation (StB), he brought to an end the more than forty-year period of one of the main instruments of Communist terror in the country. For many, this meant the end of an era of oppression, violence and fear.

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