1988 in Czechoslovakia
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Events from the year 1988 in Czechoslovakia. The year saw the candle demonstration in Bratislava.
- President: Gustáv Husák.[1]
- Prime Minister:[2]
- Lubomír Štrougal (until 12 October)
- Ladislav Adamec (from 12 October)
Events
- 25 March – The candle demonstration in Bratislava, led by the Catholic Church requesting religious freedom, is repressed with 190 people arrested.[3]
- 21 August – Large anti-government demonstrations are held in Prague to mark the 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.[4]
- 11 October – A ČSA Tupolev Tu-134A (registration OK-AFB) landed hard at Ruzyne Airport; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off and flown to Piešťany where it served as a restaurant.[5]
Popular culture
Film
- Alice, directed and written by Jan Švankmajer, is released.[6]
- How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (Czech: Jak básníkům chutná život), directed by Dušan Klein is released.[7]
- The Jester and the Queen (Czech: Šašek a královna), directed by Věra Chytilová, is released in English.[8]
Music
- The band Půlnoc is formed by members of The Plastic People of the Universe. They perform in New York in July,[9]
