People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Vladimír Clementis Vladimír Clementis
Slovak Communist who succeeded Jan Masaryk as foreign minister and was executed after the Slánský trial of 1952
Diplomacy and international organization · Czechoslovakia
1902–1952
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Gustáv Husák Gustáv Husák
Czechoslovakia's longest-serving leader, who crushed the Prague Spring and built 'normalization'
Political and party leadership · Czechoslovakia
1913–1991
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Vasil Biľak Vasiľ Biľak
The party ideology secretary who signed the letter inviting Soviet tanks into his own country
Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)
1917–2014
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Viliam Šalgovič Viliam Šalgovič
The deputy interior minister who arrested Dubček and handed him to the Soviets
Security, intelligence and policing · Czechoslovakia
1919–1990
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Alois Indra Alois Indra
The KSČ hardliner who signed the letter inviting Soviet intervention to end the Prague Spring
Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)
1921–1990