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Olomouc (Olomouc) · Czech Republic
Data: November 17
Photograph: Intercultura (Pierre De Bellevue) (2013-01-30)
1989. Start the Velvet Revolution.
The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the authoritarian government.Web: Viquipèdia
1939. Bloody repression ordered by Hitler.
At the funeral of Jan Opletala on November 15, attended by several thousands of students, turned into another anti-Nazi demonstration. As a result, the Reichsprotektor (Nazi-representative in the puppet-state Bohemia and Moravia) Konstantin von Neurath closed all Czech universities and colleges, sent over 1200 students to concentration camps, and had nine students executed (on November 17).Web: Wikipedia