Miloš Jakeš
Miloš Jakeš (August 12, 1922 – July 10, 2020) was a Czechoslovak politician. He was the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989. He resigned from his position in late November 1989, during the "Velvet Revolution".[2]
Miloš Jakeš | |
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 Miloš Jakeš in Prague on May 1, 2014 | |
| 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 | August 12, 1922 České Chalupy, Czech Republic |
| Died | July 10, 2020 (aged 97) Prague, Czech Republic[1] |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
Jakeš died on July 10, 2020 at the age of 97.[3]
References
- ↑ "Index J".
- ↑ Karel Vrána (reporter). Reportéři ČT - Myšlenkové perly Miloše Jakeše (Windows Media, RealMedia) [Documentary]. Prague, Czech Republic: Česká televize. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. Event occurs at 16:48. — history of the recording from Červený Hrádek and its leakage from the Czech Television (video) (in Czech)
- ↑ Zemřel Miloš Jakeš (in Czech)
Other websites
- Parts of the speech in Červený Hrádek (audio) (in Czech)
- Projev Miloše Jakeše na Červeném Hrádku v Archivu ČT24 Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine — parts of the video recording of the speech in Červený Hrádek (in Czech)