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TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI SAMTENE REVOLUTION 1989
Prague, Czechoslovakia, November 17, 1989. Student demonstration which marked the begining of Velvet Revolution is met by heavily armed police unit. The students were dispersed by batton wielding police. Many demonstrators were crudely beaten. This night started the chain of events that eventually led to the end of Communist regime. Playwrite, dissident Vaclav Havel was subsequently elected president of Czechoslovkia. (KEYSTONE/CTK/)
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COPYRIGHTPFLICHTIG CZECH REPUBLIC OUT,SLOVAKIA OUT BW ONLY
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Rights Managed
Date created
19891117
Place
PRAGUE CSSR/CSR (historisch)
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
CTK
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3007 x 1956 px
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JPEG