Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
1991, Czechoslovakia
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The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms was adopted by the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly in January 1991. This document, which reflects Western liberal political thought, was incorporated into the new constitution establishing the Czech Republic as a parliamentary democracy in 1992. The Charter's adoption was a significant step following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, which led to the end of communist rule in Czechoslovakia. The country later peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 1, 1993.12
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