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Public Against Violence (Slovak: Verejnosť proti násiliu VPN) was a political movement established in Bratislava Slovakia on 20 November 1989. It was the Slovak counterpart of the Czech Civic Forum (the VPN was founded some 2 hours before the Civic Forum).It played an important role in the Velvet Revolution.At an extraordinary party congress held on 27 April 1991 a new party called Movement for a Democratic Slovakia split off from the VPN. It won the 1992 elections.