Miloš Jakeš
Miloš Jakeš (12 August 1922 – 10 July 2020) was a Czech communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989.
Miloš Jakeš | |
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Miloš Jakeš in Prague on 1 May 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 | 12 August 1922 České Chalupy, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 10 July 2020 (aged 97) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Spouse |
Květena Jakešová
(m. 1943; died 2013) |
He resigned from his position in late November 1989, amid the Velvet Revolution.
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