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shared by Carolyn Reeb on 01 May 14 - No Cached

November 17, 1989, with a student march organized to mark the 50th anniversary of a protestor's death
- Carolyn Reeb on 01 May 14
  
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167 student protestors were hospitalized after being beaten by police
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inspired workers' unions and other civic groups to organize for a free and democratic Czechoslovakia
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Civic Forum
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Civic Forum, the heart of Czechoslovakia's democratic movement, was led by Vaclav Havel
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his plays were banned from Czechoslovak theaters, and in 1977, he was sentenced to four and a half years of hard labor
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Charter 77, a civic initiative created in 1977
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imprison its members and ban the Charter 77 document.
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one man recalls that his grandfather, a university lecturer, was reported to the authorities for referring to his students as "ladies and gentlemen" rather than "comrades."
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November 25 and 26 drew an estimated crowd of nearly 750,000 people
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Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec
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November 27, a reported 75% of the Czech population participated in a two-hour general strike
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On December 10, Communist President Gustav Husak resigned
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December 29, the Czech Parliament appointed Vaclav Havel to the presidency
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fair elections in June 1990
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