Happy Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day!! Today is the 25th anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution that toppled the communist regime which ruled Czechoslovakia for more than 40 years.
On 17.11.1989 thousands of people came out to peacefully protest the Communist regime of General Secretary Miloš Jakeš.  |
| Velvet Revolution memorial in Prague |
Samolové Revoluce, the Velvet Revolution, lasted a week. The peaceful movement allowed Czechoslovakia to transition to a parliamentary republic.
Google's homepage doodle in Czechland and Slovakia today depicted the jingling of keys which was a symbol of the Velvet Revolution which signified the unlocking of closed doors.
Update: 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
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