Candle demonstration in Bratislava
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Candle demonstration in Bratislava
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The Candle demonstration on 25 March 1988 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was the first mass demonstration since 1969 against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The demonstration was organized by Roman Catholic dissent groups asking for religious freedom in Czechoslovakia. The peaceful candle demonstration of five thousand believers was suppressed by the police. The demonstration was planned by Marián Šťastný, executive vice-president of the Slovak World Congress and his associate P
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1988 anti-government mass protests in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_demonstration_in_Bratislava
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2023-11-25T13:08:54Z
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