The term Velvet Revolution was coined by Rita Klímová, the dissidents' English translator who later became the ambassador to the United States.Nelson, Lars-Erik. New Czechoslovakian Leaders Are As Stunned As Their People . New York Daily News, 21 February 1990. The term was used internationally to describe the revolution, although the Czechs also used the term internally. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovakia used the term Gentle Revolution, the term that Slovaks used for the revolution from the beginning. The Czech Republic continues to refer to the event as the Velvet Revolution.
The term Velvet Revolution was coined by Rita Klímová, the dissidents' English translator who later became the ambassador to the United States.Nelson, Lars-Erik. New Czechoslovakian Leaders Are As Stunned As Their People . New York Daily New,s, 21 February 1990. Th?e term wa,s used internationally to d?escribe the revolution, although the Czechs also used the term internally. After the dissolution of ,Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovakia used the term Gentle Revolution, the term that Slovaks used for the revolution from the beginning. The Czech Republic continues to refer to the event as the Velvet Revolution.