Properties (62)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
revolution
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
non-violent protests
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gptkbp:completed |
December 29, 1989
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
peaceful transition of power
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Velvet Revolution
|
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Prague_Spring
|
gptkbp:inspiration |
other_movements_in_Eastern_Europe
|
gptkbp:internationalClassification |
support_from_Western_countries
|
gptkbp:involved |
Civic Forum
Public Against Violence students and intellectuals |
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Czech_Republic annual commemorations |
gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
security forces
the establishment of a parliamentary democracy the Velvet Divorce the return of exiled dissidents the_Communist_regime the_resignation_of_the_Communist_Party_leadership |
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
civic engagement
cultural events cultural movements historical significance artistic expressions community solidarity public demonstrations social movements public speeches youth activism non-violent resistance political rallies political negotiations mass mobilization symbolic acts artistic movements mass gatherings peaceful protests civic protests |
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
books
documentaries various films and literature journalists and historians |
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
the role of media
|
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
Gorbachev's_policies_of_glasnost_and_perestroika
|
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy |
international organizations
|
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
a_pivotal_moment_in_Czech_history
|
gptkbp:keyFigures |
Václav Havel
|
gptkbp:launched |
November 17, 1989
|
gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:fall_of_communism_in_Czechoslovakia
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia
|
gptkbp:occursIn |
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
|
gptkbp:resultedIn |
democratic_elections
|
gptkbp:significantEvent |
mass demonstrations
|
gptkbp:symbolizes |
the candlelight vigils
|
gptkbp:takesPlaceIn |
gptkb:Prague
|
gptkbp:wasAffecting |
Czech_culture
Slovak_culture Czech_and_Slovak_societies |
gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the_broader_context_of_the_Cold_War
|
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
gptkb:the_Catholic_Church
Civic movements |