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Antonín Novotný (1904-1975) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968 and also held the post of President of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968. A hardline supporter of Stalinism before and after the death of the Soviet leader Novotný was forced to yield the reins of power to Alexander Dubček during the short-lived reform movement of 1968.

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active years end date
1968-03-22
active years start date
1957-11-19
birth date
1904-12-10
birth place
Austria-Hungary, Bohemia, Letňany
death date
1975-01-28
death place
Czechoslovakia, Prague
order in office
President of Czechoslovakia
party
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
spouse
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successor
Ludvík Svoboda

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