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Czechs celebrate 35-year anniversary of protests that brought communist rule to an end

 17.11.2024, 21:47
Thousands gathered at the memorial to students who were attacked by communist riot police in 1989, marking the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic, November 17, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK
Thousands gathered at the memorial to students who were attacked by communist riot police in 1989, marking the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic, November 17, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

A government-sanctioned demonstration soon turned into an anti-government one.