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VELVET DIVORCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Movements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- velvet revolution
1, record 1, English, velvet%20revolution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-violent political revolution in Czechoslovakia that ended Communist rule there in 1989. 2, record 1, English, - velvet%20revolution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Following the velvet revolution of 1989, Czechoslovakia subsequently separated into two states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This velvet divorce came into effect at the beginning of 1993. 3, record 1, English, - velvet%20revolution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- velvet divorce
- velvet revolutionary
- sametova revoluce
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mouvements sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- révolution de velours
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9volution%20de%20velours
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expression en usage dans la presse française des années 1990. Voir aussi Radio Prague en français. Traduction française de l'expression «sametová revoluce» en tchèque. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9volution%20de%20velours
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sametova revoluce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- velvet divorce
1, record 2, English, velvet%20divorce
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The non-violent separation of formerly united states, especially as applied to the partition of Czechoslovakia in 1993. 1, record 2, English, - velvet%20divorce
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia, or velvet divorce, which came into effect at the beginning of 1993, has not been marred by any of the violence which has become endemic in the former Yugoslavia. 1, record 2, English, - velvet%20divorce
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séparation de velours
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9paration%20de%20velours
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «révolution de velours». 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20de%20velours
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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