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 so-called "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)