Gustav Husak - resignation - speech - TV
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. Surrounded by his assistants communist president Gustav Husak, centre, watches in his office at Prague Castle TV recording of his resignation speech on December 9, 1989. CTK Photo/Jiri Krulis
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© CTK Photobank / Mary Evans
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KRULIS Jiri - CTK
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Assistants Authoritarian Brutal Husak Jiri Krulis Non-violent Regime Resignation Sparked Takeover Toppled
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