Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:54:57 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-commemorate-polish-elections-which-paved-way-velvet-revolution-8584046© 2026 Radio Prague International Leaders from around the continent gathered in Krakow on Thursday to mark 20 years since Poland’s first partly free elections which swept the anti-communist movement Solidarnosc to power. In a speech to the crowds at Wawel Castle, former Czech dissident turned president Václav Havel said the elections paved the way for the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. Meanwhile back in Prague, the Polish Institute kicked off a series of events to commemorate the landmark vote, and all that ensued. Maciej Ruczaj from the institute told me about some of the highlights: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/havel_polsko.jpg?timestamp=1591331084 https://english.radio.cz/czechs-commemorate-polish-elections-which-paved-way-velvet-revolution-8584046 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9