Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia

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Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia was a broad opposition political movement that united dissidents, intellectuals, and activists to lead the peaceful transition from communist rule during the Velvet Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opposition movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
aftermath split into Civic Democratic Party ⓘ
split into Civic Movement ⓘ
linked to: Civic Movement
collaboratedWith Public Against Violence ⓘ
country Czechoslovakia ⓘ
dissolved 1991 ⓘ
foundedBy Czech dissidents ⓘ
Václav Havel ⓘ
hasEffect formation of a non-communist government ⓘ
peaceful transition of power in 1989 ⓘ
hasMember artists ⓘ
dissidents ⓘ
intellectuals ⓘ
students ⓘ
workers ⓘ
hasPart Civic Forum – Public Against Violence coordination ⓘ
linked to: Civic Forum
headquartersLocation Prague ⓘ
ideology anti-communism ⓘ
civic activism ⓘ
liberal democracy ⓘ
inception 1989-11-19 ⓘ
keyPerson Alexander Vondra ⓘ
Jan Ruml ⓘ
Jiří Dienstbier ⓘ
Petr Pithart ⓘ
Václav Havel ⓘ
language Czech ⓘ
location Prague ⓘ
methodOfStruggle civil disobedience ⓘ
mass protests ⓘ
non-violent resistance ⓘ
movement Velvet Revolution ⓘ
nativeLabel Občanské fórum ⓘ
linked to: Civic Forum
notableEvent mass demonstrations in November 1989 ⓘ
negotiations with communist government ⓘ
round-table talks in 1989 ⓘ
operatedIn Czech lands of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
opposedTo Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
participatedIn Velvet Revolution ⓘ
politicalPosition big tent ⓘ
politicalSystemContext communist one-party state ⓘ
purpose democratization of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
organization of mass demonstrations ⓘ
overthrow of communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
significantAchievement participation in election of Václav Havel as president of Czechoslovakia ⓘ
victory in the 1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary elections ⓘ
significantDate 1989-11-27 ⓘ
1989-12-10 ⓘ

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Revolutions of 1989 → significantParticipant → Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia ⓘ