Czechoslovakia 1968

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath increased censorship
Normalization period
purges of reformists
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Prague_Spring_reforms
gptkbp:countryRepresented gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:endDate 1968-08-21
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Albania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Czechoslovakia 1968
gptkbp:internationalResponse condemnation by Western countries
limited response from United Nations
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Charter_77
gptkb:Velvet_Revolution
inspired later dissident movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Operation_Danube
gptkbp:notableAlbum gptkb:Jan_Palach
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev
gptkb:Alexander_Dubček
gptkb:Ludvík_Svoboda
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 100 civilians killed
gptkbp:numberOfTracks approximately 200,000
gptkbp:opposingForce gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:protestType demonstrations
nonviolent resistance
self-immolation (Jan Palach)
gptkbp:refersTo gptkb:Prague_Spring
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Prague_Spring
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_invasion
gptkbp:relatedModel gptkb:Brezhnev_Doctrine
gptkbp:result Restoration of hardline Communist rule
Suppression of reforms
gptkbp:significance gptkb:End_of_Prague_Spring
Symbol of resistance to Soviet control
gptkbp:startDate 1968-01
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:typeOfReform economic reforms
freedom of speech
political liberalization
freedom of movement
freedom of press
gptkbp:year 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denis_Sanders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6