Freedom and Democracy Day
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 15:19:01
On November 17. 1939 students staged protests in Prague against the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. One of the students. Jan Opletal was killed. November 17. 1989 was the beginning of Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. It started as a legal rally to celebrate the death of Jan Opletal in 1939 but turned into a demonstration demanding democratic reforms.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.gts-translation.com/FreedomandDemocracyDayholiday.asp
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