Demonstration - Letna - Vaclav Havel - Alexander
A brutal police action against peaceful march of students in Prague on November 17, 1989, sparked the Velvet Revolution, a series of demonstrations that toppled the authoritarian Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The number of participants in the regular anti-government demonstration at Letna plain in Prague reached an estimated 800, 000 people on November 25, 1989. Photo shows Vaclav Havel, right, addressing the crowd while Alexander Dubcek, left, and last Communist premier Ladislav Adamec listen. CTK Photo
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Adamec Addressing Anti-government Authoritarian Brutal Dubcek Estimated Havel Ladislav Letna Listen Participants Reached Regime Regular Sparked Takeover Toppled Vaclav
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