Havel at Columbia



This Day in The Velvet Revolution, 1989

November 24, 1989: Communist Party Presidium resigns; crowds cheer Havel and Dubček

Demonstrations continue in Prague and in other cities in Czechoslovakia. Civic Forum holds a press conference and announces the resignation of Communist Party Secretary Miloš Jakeš and other party leaders. Following the press conference, Havel and Dubček are cheered by crowds of students.