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Antonín Novotný

1904 - 1975

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Antonín Josef Novotný (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈnovotniː]; 10 December 1904 – 28 January 1975) was a Czechoslovak politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968, and as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968. An ardent hardliner, Novotný was forced to yield the reins of power to Alexander Dubček during the short-lived reform movement of 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonín Novotný is the 3,051st most popular politician (down from 2,494th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 85th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Czech Politician.

Antonín Novotný was the President of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975. He was most famous for his efforts to reform the economy and make it more efficient.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antonín Novotný ranks 3,051 out of 19,576. Before him are Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Sargon I, Hyejong of Goryeo, Thomas Boni Yayi, Prabowo Subianto, and John Boland. After him are Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Michael Howard, Rhadamistus, James Comey, Brasidas, and Frederick II, Duke of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Antonín Novotný ranks 37. Before him are Gerhard Herzberg, Hans Morgenthau, Witold Gombrowicz, Glenn Miller, Dmitry Kabalevsky, and Luis Carrero Blanco. After him are Lucile Randon, Gregory Bateson, Nikolai Ostrovsky, George F. Kennan, Willem de Kooning, and Joseph Campbell. Among people deceased in 1975, Antonín Novotný ranks 25. Before him are Saint-John Perse, Josemaría Escrivá, Graham Hill, Paul Keres, Jimmy Hoffa, and Eisaku Satō. After him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, József Mindszenty, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dong Biwu, Chivu Stoica, and François Tombalbaye.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Antonín Novotný ranks 100 out of 1,200. Before him are Johann Stamitz (1717), Christoph Schönborn (1945), Alois Senefelder (1771), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849), Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1662), and Pavel Nedvěd (1972). After him are Matthias Sindelar (1903), Anne of Bohemia (1366), František Kupka (1871), Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Julius Fučík (1903), and Josef Mysliveček (1737).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Antonín Novotný ranks 30. Before him are Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1531), Petr Pavel (1961), Victor Lustig (1890), Henry of Bohemia (1265), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849), and Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1662). After him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), Konrad Henlein (1898), Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856), Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1840), Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (915), and Elizabeth of Görlitz (1390).

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