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| | | title = Velvet Revolution | ||
| partof = | | partof = the [[Asterian Spring]] | ||
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| date = | | photo1a = Detractores de Pinochet Senador Vitalicio.jpg | ||
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| caption = ''Clockwise, from top left:'' Dissident leaders hold images of disappeared persons, soldiers staging in the [[National Stadium of Aucuria]], crowds breaking through police barriers in [[Kalnaspilis]], protesters in [[Katniava]]. | |||
| date = December 6, 1979 - January 8, 1980 <br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=12|day1=6|year1=1979|month2=1|day2=8|year2=1980}}) | |||
| place = [[Aucuria]] | | place = [[Aucuria]] | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
|causes = | |causes = {{*}} {{wp|Authoritarianism}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Human rights#Violations|Human rights violations}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Government corruption}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Censorship}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Poverty}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Social inequality#Racial and ethnic inequality|Ethnic inequality}}<br>{{*}} Aftermath of the [[Aucurian insurgency]]<br>{{*}} Consequences of the [[1979 Coian economic crisis]] | ||
|methods = | |methods = {{*}} {{wp|Civil disobedience}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Civil resistance}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Demonstration (people)|Demonstrations}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Strike action|Labor strikes}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Riot|Riots}}<br>{{*}} {{wp|Rebellion|Spontaneous rebellion}} | ||
{{wp|Civil disobedience}}<br>{{wp|Civil resistance}}<br>{{wp|Demonstration (people)|Demonstrations}}<br>{{wp| | | result = {{*}} Overthrow of the Sprogys regime<br>{{*}} Trial and jailing of Kalvaitis- and Sprogys-era leaders<br>{{*}} Release of political prisoners<br>{{*}} Depoliticization of the [[Armed Forces of Aucuria|Armed Forces]]<br>{{*}} Dissolution of the [[National Intelligence and Security Agency|NŽIRA]]<br>{{*}} Ratification of a new [[Constitution of Aucuria|constitution]]<br>{{*}} Restoration of multiparty democracy | ||
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| | | side1 = {{flagicon|Aucuria}} '''Sprogys regime''' | ||
| | | side2 = {{flagicon|Aucuria}} '''Opposition groups''' | ||
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==Course of events== | |||
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| Velvet Revolution | |||
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| Part of the Asterian Spring | |||
    Clockwise, from top left: Dissident leaders hold images of disappeared persons, soldiers staging in the National Stadium of Aucuria, crowds breaking through police barriers in Kalnaspilis, protesters in Katniava. | |||
| Date | December 6, 1979 - January 8, 1980 (1 month and 2 days) | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | • Authoritarianism • Human rights violations • Government corruption • Censorship • Poverty • Ethnic inequality • Aftermath of the Aucurian insurgency • Consequences of the 1979 Coian economic crisis | ||
| Methods | • Civil disobedience • Civil resistance • Demonstrations • Labor strikes • Riots • Spontaneous rebellion | ||
| Resulted in | • Overthrow of the Sprogys regime • Trial and jailing of Kalvaitis- and Sprogys-era leaders • Release of political prisoners • Depoliticization of the Armed Forces • Dissolution of the NŽIRA • Ratification of a new constitution • Restoration of multiparty democracy | ||
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The Velvet Revolution (Aucurian: Aksominė Revoliucija) was a campaign of civil disobedience, civil resistance, and eventually open revolt against the authoritarian regime of Martynas Sprogys, ultimately leading to the reestablishment of multiparty democracy in Aucuria.
