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Klement Gottwald

1896 – 1953

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Klement Gottwald was a Czech communist revolutionary and politician, who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1929 until his death in 1953 – titled as general secretary until 1945 and as chairman from 1945 to 1953. He was the first leader of Communist Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 23, 1896
Dědice
Date of death
March 14, 1953
Prague
Citizenship

Czechoslovakia

Occupations & fields
politician
Awards & honours
honorary citizen of TřebíčOrder of SocialismOrder of Building of the Socialist Homelandhonorary citizen of Plzeňhonorary citizen of Liberechonorary citizen of Prague
Field and occupation
česko-slovenský politik a prvý komunistický prezident Česko-Slovenska
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