Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Velvet_Revolution_in_Czechoslovakia
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gentle_Revolution
gptkbp:cause dissatisfaction with Communist government
influence of reforms in Eastern Europe
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 17 November (Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:endDate 29 December 1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Polish_Solidarity_movement
fall of Berlin Wall
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Václav_Havel
gptkb:Public_Against_Violence
gptkb:Civic_Forum
gptkb:Alexander_Dubček
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bratislava
gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international media
gptkbp:method demonstrations
general strikes
non-violent protest
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Revolutions_of_1989
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkb:Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:result peaceful transfer of power
end of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia
transition to parliamentary republic
election of Václav Havel as president
free elections in June 1990
gptkbp:significantEvent general strike on 27 November 1989
mass protests in Wenceslas Square
student demonstration on 17 November 1989
gptkbp:startDate 17 November 1989
gptkbp:symbol keys jingling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Autumn_of_Nations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6