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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Dubček has received more than 1,177,369 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Alexander Dubček is the 315th most popular politician (up from 335th 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

Among politicians, Alexander Dubček ranks 315 out of 19,576. Before him are George VI, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Gerald Ford, Louis XII of France, Croesus, and Djoser. After him are Turhan Hatice Sultan, Vyacheslav Molotov, Ivar the Boneless, Crazy Horse, Elizabeth of Russia, and Charles V of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Alexander Dubček ranks 2. Before him is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. After him are Andrei Sakharov, Michael I of Romania, Charles Bronson, Stanisław Lem, Suharto, Yves Montand, Astor Piazzolla, Giulietta Masina, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, and John Rawls. Among people deceased in 1992, Alexander Dubček ranks 4. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Isaac Asimov, and Grace Hopper. After him are Menachem Begin, Willy Brandt, Friedrich Hayek, Joan Fuster, Francis Bacon, Astor Piazzolla, Mikhail Tal, and Olivier Messiaen.

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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), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Juraj Jánošík (1688), and Robert Fico (1964).

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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), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Juraj Jánošík (1688), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), and Vladimír Mečiar (1942).

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