1988 in Czechoslovakia

← 1987 1986 1985 1988 in Czechoslovakia → 1989 1990 1991
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1988 History of Czechoslovakia Years in Czechoslovakia

Events from the year 1988 in Czechoslovakia. The year saw the candle demonstration in Bratislava.

Incumbents

• President: Gustáv Husák.
• Prime Minister:
  • Lubomír Štrougal (until 12 October)
  • Ladislav Adamec (from 12 October)

Events

• 25 March – The candle demonstration in Bratislava, led by the Catholic Church requesting religious freedom, is repressed with 190 people arrested.
• 21 August – Large anti-government demonstrations are held in Prague to mark the 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.
• 11 October – A ČSA Tupolev Tu-134A (registration OK-AFB) landed hard at Ruzyne Airport; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off and flown to Piešťany where it served as a restaurant.

Popular culture

Film

• Alice, directed and written by Jan Švankmajer, is released.
• How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (Czech: Jak básníkům chutná život), directed by Dušan Klein is released.
• The Jester and the Queen (Czech: Šašek a královna), directed by Věra Chytilová, is released in English.

Music

• The band Půlnoc is formed by members of The Plastic People of the Universe. They perform in New York in July,

Births

• 9 December – Veronika Vítková, biathlete, winner of the silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Deaths

• 3 January – John Dopyera, inventor of the resonator guitar (born 1893).
• 17 April – Daniel Rapant, historian (born 1897).
• 29 April – Jan Kapr, composer (born 1914).
• 21 December – Ján Cikker, composer (born 1911).

References

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