Riot

Leopoldov prison uprising

15 Mar 1990 – 28 Mar 1990 · 48.45° N, 17.77° E

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When
15 Mar 1990 – 28 Mar 1990
Kind
Riot
Deaths
1
Coordinates
48.45° N, 17.77° E
Description
prison uprising in Czechoslovakia
Injured
40

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Leopoldov prison uprising

Prison uprising in Czechoslovakia

Leopoldov prison uprising was the largest prison uprising in the former Czechoslovakia, which took place in 1990. The army was also deployed to suppress it. It was started by the amnesty of Václav Havel. It did not apply to all prisoners. The suppression of the rebellion drew admiration from foreign experts.

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