| Leopoldov prison uprising |
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| Date | 15–28 March 1990 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Uprising suppressed |
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| Belligerents |
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Czechoslovakia |
Rioters |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Colonel Andrej Sámel |
Tibor Polgári |
| Strength |
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- 62 members of rapid deployment units
- 150 paratroopers
- 350 supervisors
- 350 Ministry of the Interior members
- 1,000 border guards
- 512 police officers with 80 dogs
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Initially 217 later, 1,006 men |
| Casualties and losses |
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11 wounded |
1 killed and 29 wounded |
Leopoldov prison uprising was the largest prison uprising in the former Czechoslovakia, which took place in 1990. The army was also deployed to suppress it. It was started by the amnesty of Václav Havel. It did not apply to all prisoners. The suppression of the rebellion drew admiration from foreign experts. Nevertheless, some journalists and politicians described the strike against prisoners as brutal, and the commander was dismissed.