Miloš Jakeš
Leader of Communist Czechoslovakia from 1987 to 1989 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miloš Jakeš (12 August 1922[3] – 10 July 2020) was a Czech communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989.
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Miloš Jakeš | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 17 December 1987 – 24 November 1989 | |
Preceded by | Gustáv Husák |
Succeeded by | Karel Urbánek |
Personal details | |
Born | (1922-08-12)12 August 1922 České Chalupy, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
Died | 10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 97) Prague, Czech Republic[1] |
Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
Spouse |
Květena Jakešová
(m. 1943; died 2013) |
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He resigned from his position in late November 1989, amid the Velvet Revolution.