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Record 1 2003-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
DEF

A non-violent political revolution in Czechoslovakia that ended Communist rule there in 1989.

CONT

Following the velvet revolution of 1989, Czechoslovakia subsequently separated into two states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This velvet divorce came into effect at the beginning of 1993.

Key term(s)
  • velvet divorce
  • velvet revolutionary
  • sametova revoluce

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
OBS

Expression en usage dans la presse française des années 1990. Voir aussi Radio Prague en français. Traduction française de l'expression «sametová revoluce» en tchèque.

Key term(s)
  • sametova revoluce

Spanish

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