(ANSA) - ROMA, 18 NOV - epa11726146 People light candles as
they gather at the memorial to students who were attacked by
riot police in 1989 on Narodni Street, marking the 35th
anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic,
17 November 2024. The Czech Republic marks the 35th anniversary
of the Velvet Revolution, commemorating the events of 17
November 1989, when after the suppression of a student
demonstration at Narodni Street, the Communist leadership soon
crumbled, and the presidency was taken over by the playwright
and human rights activist Vaclav Havel.