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Alexander Dubček

1921 - 1992

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Alexander Dubček (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈaleksander ˈduptʂek]; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovak statesman who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (de facto leader of Czechoslovakia) from January 1968 to April 1969 and as Chairman of the Federal Assembly from 1989 to 1992 following the Velvet Revolution. He oversaw significant reforms to the communist system during a period that became known as the Prague Spring, but his reforms were reversed and he was eventually sidelined following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968. Best known by the slogan, "Socialism with a human face", Dubček led a process that accelerated cultural and economic liberalization in Czechoslovakia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Dubček is the 400th most popular politician (down from 315th in 2019), the most popular biography from Slovakia and the most popular Slovak Politician.

Alexander Dubček was a Czechoslovakian politician and the leader of the reformist movement in Czechoslovakia in 1968. Dubček was most famous for his role in the Prague Spring, which was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia.

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Among politicians, Alexander Dubček ranks 400 out of 19,576. Before him are Olof Palme, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Ashurbanipal, Stephen I of Hungary, Gerhard Schröder, and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. After him are Oscar II of Sweden, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Constantine III, Rudolf I of Germany, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and John III Sobieski.

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Among people born in 1921, Alexander Dubček ranks 3. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and John Glenn. After him are Charles Bronson, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Michael I of Romania, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Suharto, Andrei Sakharov, Astor Piazzolla, Stanisław Lem, and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1992, Alexander Dubček ranks 4. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Isaac Asimov, and Grace Hopper. After him are Willy Brandt, Friedrich Hayek, Astor Piazzolla, Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, and Francis Bacon.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Alexander Dubček ranks 1 out of 418. After him are Elizabeth of Hungary (1207), Philipp Lenard (1862), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), and Rudolf von Laban (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Alexander Dubček ranks 1. After him are Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), and Vladimír Mečiar (1942).

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