Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák (UK: /ˈhuːsæk/, US: /ˈh(j)uːsɑːk/, Slovak: [ˈɡustaːw ˈɦusaːk]; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak 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.
Gustáv Husák | |
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Husák in 1989 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 17 April 1969 – 17 December 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Dubček |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Jakeš |
| President of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 29 May 1975 – 10 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ludvík Svoboda |
| Succeeded by | Václav Havel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1913 Dúbravka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 November 1991 (aged 78) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Resting place | Cimetière de Dúbravka, Bratislava |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Spouse |
Magda Husáková-Lokvencová
(m. 1938; div. 1967)Viera Husáková-Čáslavská
(m. 1975; died 1977) |
| Children | 2, Vladimír (born 1944) and Ján (1946–2004) |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Signature | |
His rule is known for the period of normalization after the Prague Spring.
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