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Czechs Mark 1989’s Fall of Communism With Red Cards and Candles


PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism in Prague on Monday by again marching in protest, this time waving red cards rather than jangling their keys to serve notice to unpopular rulers.
Over 5,000 people rallied in the capital to raise the soccer-style penalty warning against President Milos Zeman, accusing him of drifting too close to Moscow – the power center that dominated their country from 1948 to 1989.
Others gathered in Prague and other cities to light candles and remember the day 25 years ago when police violently broke up a student march, sparking the …read more

Source: Newsweek

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