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Czechs celebrate 20 years of freedom

Fireworks and rock 'n' roll echoed across central Prague on Tuesday as thousands of marchers commemorated the 20th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" that toppled Communist rule.

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Disarming the Velvet Revolution

CNN producer Tomas Etzler tells how he worked inside Czechoslovakia's military to help prevent the Velvet Revolution from turning violent -- and bring the Communist era to a peaceful end.

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Czechs toast fall of Communism

Czechs don't just drink beer, they live beer, consuming more per person than any other country in the world. Twenty years after the end of Communism the Czech brewing industry is experiencing a renaissance.

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