why was the revolution in czechoslovakia called the velvet revolution
Velvet Revolution The term Velvet Revolution was coined by Rita Klímová, the dissidents' English translator[16] who later became the ambassador to the United States.[17] The term was used internationally to describe the revolution, although the Czechs also used the term internally. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovakia used the term Gentle Revolution, the term that Slovaks used for the revolution from the beginning. The Czech Republic continues to refer to the event as the Velvet Revolution.