Why was the end to communism in czechoslovakia termed the "velvet revolution"?

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Callum Cuevas

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7 July, 14:33

Why was the end to communism in czechoslovakia termed the "velvet revolution"?

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Allison Mcdaniel · Answer 1

The end to communism in czechoslovakia termed the "velvet revolution because transition was remarkably smooth. Velvet Revolution was coined by a journalist after the first events and it caught on in media - and eventually in Czechoslovakia.