28+ Vaclav Havel Velvet Revolution Pics. Tour of prague focusing on vaclav havel & velvet revolution. Havel, the chief steward of his nation's transition to democracy, was awarded the liberty medal at independence hall on july 4, 1994, for inspiring the velvet revolution and serving as an outspoken champion of cultural and political freedom.

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The velvet revolution began somewhat spontaneously on november 17, 1989, with a student march organized to mark the 50th anniversary of a the civic forum, the heart of czechoslovakia's democratic movement, was led by vaclav havel. Collage of recollections, images and sound recordings from vladimír hanzel, president václav havel's personal secretary, bringing the feverish atmosphere of the velvet revolution to life. Václav havel human rights dialogues:

Vaclav havel, the czech playwright who led a revolution to bring down the country's communist regime, has died.

Vaclav havel, the czech playwright and dissident who led his country's velvet revolution against communism before becoming its president. The death of václav havel, the intellectual and revolutionary who led the velvet revolution, comes on the heels of the death of christopher hitchens, the famous atheist and writer. All these revolutions contributed to the end of soviet union. It wasn't military might that ended communism in czechslovakia.