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Alexander Dubček: Quick Facts

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Born November 27, 1921 • Slovakia
Died November 7, 1992 (aged 70) • Prague • Czech Republic
Title / Office secretary (1968-1969), Czechoslovakia
Political Affiliation Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Role In Prague Spring

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Alexander Dubcek, wearing a suit and glasses, speaks at a podium with microphones during his inauguration as Speaker of Czechoslovakia's Federal Assembly in 1969.
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