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Born November 25, 1895 • Czechoslovakia • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died September 20, 1979 (aged 83) • Prague • Czechoslovakia
Title / Office president (1968-1975), Czechoslovakia
Political Affiliation Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Role In Prague Spring

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