The Velvet Revolution
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November 17 is the day Czechs and Slovaks remember the Velvet Revolution.
The name refers to the non-violent revolution which took place in then-Communist Czechoslovakia in 1989.
On November 17, 1989, police broke up a peaceful student demonstration in Prague.
Two days later, the protestors returned to the streets in larger numbers. The protests continued for several weeks until the government finally collapsed.
Vaclav Havel was named president of Czechoslovakia on December 29, 1989. The country held democratic elections in June 1990.
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The generation of the ancestors’ most important responsibility is to protect their inheritence,but what happened in the previous Czechoslovakia?cleavage!!!Black sheep?!
Hi Chen,
I am from former Czechoslovakia. Unfortunatelly, we split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 which I personally do not think was a good way to go.
Roka, I am curious why you think it was not a good way to go.
Hi Sam,
Czechs and Slovaks have very similar languages. Both nations belong to Slavs. We have very similar history – we have been influencing each other for centuries. Most importantly, the bigger country is the bigger role it can play and it can achieve more.