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On December 10th (1989), a government of national understanding was formed and effectively took power...On 29th December 1989, the transformed National Assembly elected Vaclav Havel as president...
— Jan 25, 2026 09:12AM
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The beginnings of the independent Czechoslovak state were influenced by liberal democratic ideals originally derived from the legacy of the French and American revolutions. On 14th November 1918 the National Committee declared itself to be a Revolutionary National Assembly which had deposed the Habsburg dynasty from the Czech throne, and proclaimed the new state a republic.
— Jan 24, 2026 09:24AM
