Civic Forum, the heart of Czechoslovakia's democratic movement, was led by Vaclav Havel
his plays were banned from Czechoslovak theaters, and in 1977, he was sentenced to four and a half years of hard labor
Charter 77, a civic initiative created in 1977
imprison its members and ban the Charter 77 document.
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."
November 25 and 26 drew an estimated crowd of nearly 750,000 people
Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec
November 27, a reported 75% of the Czech population participated in a two-hour general strike
On December 10, Communist President Gustav Husak resigned
December 29, the Czech Parliament appointed Vaclav Havel to the presidency