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Gustáv Husák

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Gustáv Husák

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Czechoslovak politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (1913-1991)

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Gustáv Husák was a Czechoslovak politician who served as the 8th President of Czechoslovakia, leading the country during a significant period of its history. He lived from 1913 to 1991, a span that covered much of the 20th century's most transformative events in Central Europe.

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Known for

  • Forman vs. Forman — Self - Politician (archive footage)2019
  • 1989: Z deníku Ivany A. — Self (archive footage)2014
  • Czech children — Self (archive footage)2012
  • Elective Affinities — Self1968

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gustav
Gender
male
Citizenship
Slovak Republic
Place of birth
Dúbravka
Place of death
Bratislava
Occupation
jurist
Educated at
Gymnasium Grösslingová
Political party
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Languages spoken
Czech
Native language
Slovak
Religion
Catholicism
Award
Order of Klement Gottwald
Academic degree
Doctor of Laws
Image
Gustáv Husák - oříznuto.JPG
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place of burial
Dúbravka
Commons category
Gustáv Husák
date of birth
1913-01-10
date of death
1991-11-18
ethnic group
Slovaks
topic's main category
Category:Gustáv Husák
name in native language
Gustáv Husák
birth name
Augustín Husák
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Gustáv Husák (in the middle) in 1971 on a visit to the GDR. Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker are also pictured. Gustáv Husák ( UK: /ˈhuːsæk/ HOO-sak, US: /ˈh(j)uːsɑːk/ HOO-sahk, HEW-; Slovak: [ˈɡustaːw ˈɦusaːk]; born Augustin Husák; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Slovak 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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