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Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution 30 years on

Video. Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution 30 years on

Updated: 15/11/2019 - 13:03 GMT+1

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovakian citizens took part in peaceful protests, demanding the end of the communist regime. It took only a few weeks before the ruling party surrendered and democracy was installed in the country.

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