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Demonstration, Letna plain, Prague

CTK/Josek Petr and Post Bellum1989-11

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Praha 1, Czechia

A brutal police action against peaceful march of students in Prague on November 17, 1989, sparked the Velvet Revolution, a series of demonstrations that toppled the authoritarian Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The number of participants in the regular anti-government demonstration at Letna plain in Prague reached an estimated 800,000 people on November 25 and 26, 1989.

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  • Title: Demonstration, Letna plain, Prague
  • Creator: CTK/Josek Petr, Post Bellum
  • Date Created: 1989-11
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