Gustav Husak - Marian Calfa - Valtr Komarek
A brutal police action against peaceful march of students in Prague on November 17, 1989, sparked the Velvet Revolution, a series of non-violent demonstrations that toppled the authoritarian Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Communist president Gustav Husak, left, toasts to premier Marian Calfa, second from right, vice-premier Valtr Komarek, centre, Minister of Finance Vaclav Klaus, right, and minister of industry and trade Vladimir Dlouhy, left, after new government of national understanding was named at Prague Castle on December 10, 1989. CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis
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