Where did the Velvet Revolution occur about a decade ago?

Answer 1

The popular upheaval (known as the Velvet Revolution) ended communist control of Czechoslovakia in late 1989. On November 17 the authorities allowed a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the brutal suppression of a student demonstration in German-occupied Prague. The recurrence of police brutality at the anniversary observance set off a protest movement that gained particular strength in the country's industrial centres. Prodemocracy demonstrations and strikes continued nationwide under the leadership of Civic Forum, an opposition group for which the dissident playwright and Charter 77 signer Václav Havel served as chief spokesman. It was Havel who in late December became Czechoslovakia's first noncommunist president in more than 40 years following the resignation of the communist government and his election to the office by a parliament still dominated by communist deputies. In addition, the former party leader Alexander Dubcek returned to political life as the new speaker of parliament. In June 1990, in the first free elections held in Czechoslovakia since 1946, the Civic Forum movement and the Slovak counterpart won decisive majorities in both houses of parliament.

Answer 2

Czechoslovakia, Europe, November-December 1989.

"Velvet Revolution", Wikipedia :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution

Answer 3

Czechoslovakia

Answer 4

It was the shift from communism that took place in Czechoslovakia--so called because it was nonviolent.