# Canonical recap data for Velvet Revolution Topples Communism (1989)
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slug: velvet-revolution
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1989/velvet-revolution"
title: Velvet Revolution Topples Communism
subtitle: Prague's peaceful uprising swept away four decades of Soviet rule without violence, proving mass nonviolent resistance could dismantle authoritarian regimes across Eastern Europe.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1989-11-17
endDate: 1989-12-29
datePrecision: day
year: 1989
decade: 1980
country:
name: Czechoslovakia
slug: czechoslovakia
summaryShort: 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-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the en
summaryLong: 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-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Velvet Revolution"
importance: 80
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution"
  title: Velvet Revolution
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- revolution
- protest
metaDescription: 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
wikidataQid: Q182817
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260704041959/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-04
  label: Velvet Revolution
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution"
