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Prague Spring

Period of liberalisation in Czechoslovakia from 5 January to 21 August 1968

Entityhistorical event social changeQ162401

Also known as Prague Spring 1968

Instance of: historical event
, social change
Part of: history of Czechoslovakia

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The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), and continued until 21 August 1968, when the Soviet Union and four other Warsaw Pact members invaded the country to suppress the reforms.

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Named after: Prague
Location: Czechoslovakia
Date: 1968
Organizer: Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

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