1 January 1977

Politics & Power

Charter 77

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Charter 77 (Charta 77 in Czech and Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Jiří Němec, Václav Benda, Ladislav Hejdánek, Václav Havel, Jan Patočka, Zdeněk Mlynář, Jiří Hájek, Martin Palouš, Pavel Kohout, and Ladislav Lis. Spreading the text of the document was considered a political crime by the Czechoslovak government.

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Mura, ul. Sienna 45, WarszawaQkielCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Pamětní deska zastávkyTheMatt8CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Sevcik Charta77Martin KunaCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Charta77 Memorial (5082)GampeCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Information on Charter 77National Museum - Virtual MuseumCC BY 4.0Europeana
Charter,UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Charter,UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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