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The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent transition of power in Czechoslovakia that ended four decades of one-party Communist rule between 17 November and 29 December 1989.

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  1. Velvet RevolutionOct 5, 2026The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent transition of power in Czechoslovakia that ended four decades of one-party Communist rule between 17 November and 29 December 1989.
  2. Charles IVOct 5, 2026Charles IV (1316–1378) was King of Bohemia from 1346 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1355. He made Prague one of the major cities of Europe.
  3. Peace of WestphaliaOct 5, 2026The Peace of Westphalia was a series of treaties concluded in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire and the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch Republic.