Gustáv Husák
Czechoslovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (1913–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustáv Husák (UK: /ˈhuːsæk/,[2] US: /ˈh(j)uːsɑːk/,[3] Slovak: [ˈɡustaːw ˈɦusaːk]; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak politician who served as the long-time First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987 and the President of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1989.
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Gustáv Husák | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 17 April 1969 – 17 December 1987 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Dubček |
Succeeded by | Miloš Jakeš |
President of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 29 May 1975 – 10 December 1989 | |
Preceded by | Ludvík Svoboda |
Succeeded by | Václav Havel |
Personal details | |
Born | (1913-01-10)10 January 1913 Dúbravka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 18 November 1991(1991-11-18) (aged 78) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1] |
Resting place | Cimetière de Dúbravka, Bratislava |
Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
Spouse |
Magda Husáková-Lokvencová
(m. 1938; div. 1967)Viera Husáková-Čáslavská
(m. 1975; died 1977) |
Children | 2, Vladimír (born 1944) and Ján (1946–2004) |
Alma mater | Comenius University |
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His rule is known for the period of normalization after the 1968 Prague Spring.