Lubomír Štrougal
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Lubomír Štrougal was a Czech politician who was the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1970 to 1988.
Štrougal in 2012
Štrougal standing behind Ludvík Svoboda and Gustáv Husák visiting the Slovak National Uprising memorial in Banská Bystrica in 1969
Velvet Revolution
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The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one
Lubomír Štrougal
…Gorbachev. He resigned as prime minister on 12 October 1988 due to conflicts with Communist Party chairman Miloš Jakeš, a hard-liner. Following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Štrougal decided to retire from politics; he was ultimately expelled from the party in February 1990. The Office for the Documentation and the…
Demonstration in Prague, 25 November 1989
Memorial of the student demonstrations of 17 November, in Prague
Memorial of the Velvet revolution in Bratislava (Námestie SNP), Slovakia: "'Only those who struggle for their freedom are worthy of it.' At this place in November 1989 we decided to take our responsibility for the future into our own hands. We decided to put an end to communism and to establish freedom and democracy."
St. Wenceslas Monument