Gustáv Husák – First Secretary of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1969–1970)
Gustáv Husák – First Secretary of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1969–1970)
Author(s): Michal ŠtefanskýSubject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Gustáv Husák; Normalization; Presidium of the Central Committees of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and Communist Party of Slovakia; Ultra-leftist forces in the CPC;
Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the political decisions of Gustáv Husák from his election to the position of first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in April 1969 until December 1970. On the basis of the original sources, it evaluates the development, in which important normalization measures were applied in the political leadership of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The position on the so-called anti-socialist forces in the Communist party, rehabilitations, expulsion from the Communist Party, the policy of the “ultra-leftist forces” and evaluation of the developments before and after January 1968 were changed. G. Husák’s Normalization policy was carried out under pressure from Moscow, which supported the domestic conservative forces.
Journal: Historický časopis
- Issue Year: 64/2016
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 899-916
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
