Events from the year 1989 in Czechoslovakia . The year was marked by the Velvet Revolution , which started with student demonstrations on 17 November. It ended with the resignation of the President and Prime Minister , the end of the dominance of the Communist Party and the election of the Václav Havel , the first President of free Czechoslovakia.
16 January – At a large demonstration to mark 20 years since the suicide of Jan Palach , future president Václav Havel is arrested.
1 May – A demonstration against human rights violations during the International Workers' Day celebrations is dispersed by police.
7 August – The 1989 Czechoslovak Open starts, running until 13 August.
17 November – The Velvet Revolution commences. 140 people are injured when riot police attack a student demonstration.
19 November – Civic Forum is formed by opposition groups to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia .
28 November – Civic Forum is recognised as a legal organisation.
4 December – The members of the Warsaw Pact , except Romania, condemn the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia .
10 December – President Gustáv Husák swears in a new cabinet, the first without a majority from the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia since the 1948 coup d'état , and then immediately resigns.
14 December – New foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier declares that the agreement for Soviet troops to be stationed in Czechoslovakia is invalid.
28 December – Alexander Dubcek is elected chairman of the Federal Assembly .
29 December – Václav Havel unanimously wins the presidential election to become the first President of free Czechoslovakia.
9 November – Jiří Kopal , municipal politician known for his work for veterans.[ 12]
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