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Velvet Revolution

Noun

Meaning

Velvet Revolution (plural Velvet Revolutions)

Any non-violent political revolution, especially the events in Czechoslovakia that led to the velvet divorce.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The concept of a velvet revolution in Iran should not be considered as groundless fear. Mohammad Javad Zarif

The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others who wanted to bring about 'socialism with a human face.' Adam Michnik

According to available information, he has never joined any other party since the 1989 Velvet Revolution which ended communism. Source: Internet

The social and political changes that took place after the Velvet Revolution in November 1989 pushed concerns about organizing the Karlovy Vary IFF to the background. Source: Internet

In 1989, as Marxist–Leninist governments and communism were ending all over Europe, Czechoslovaks peacefully deposed their government in the Velvet Revolution ; state price controls were removed after a period of preparation. Source: Internet

One such person was Vaclav Havel, the former Czech president, who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. Source: Internet

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