feb 25, 1948 - Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia, 25/02/1945 KSC (Communist Party of Czechoslovakia) seize control through coup d'etat, ended democracy. "I will tell you frankly: if you do not meet my demands, we will not stop at this." - Klement Gottwald (Spoken to President Beneš as a threat of civil disorder and general strike if a communist- dominated government was not installed).
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feb 25, 1948
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~ 78 years ago