Answer: 1. D. Czechoslovakia
2. C. Lech Walesa
Explanation: 1. The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was in Czechoslovakia from 17 November to 29 December 1989. It was a nonviolent revolution during which a peaceful transition of power was carried out. Although the police beat the peaceful demonstrations of students at the very beginning, the Communist Party in that country saw that it was better to be drift out of its domination, and allowed the state to peacefully divide itself into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
2. Lech Wales was the leader of the first independent union in the East European Block. That's why he was persecuted by the Communist authorities, but he remained a consistent fighter against communist hegemony. He managed to make free elections in 1989, and won the elections with his supporters, when the Polish government was made up mostly of his party Solidarity. In the 1990 presidential elections, he became Poland's president and led the country during the transformation from Communism.
