Karel Urbánek
Politician and member of the Czech National Council
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Karel Urbánek | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 24 November 1989 – 20 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Miloš Jakeš |
| Succeeded by | Ladislav Adamec (party chairman) End of Communist rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-03-22) 22 March 1941 (age 83) Bojkovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (present-day Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (since 1990) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (until 1990) |
| Profession | Railway worker Entrepreneur |
Karel Urbánek (born 22 March 1941 in Bojkovice, Moravia) is a retired Czech politician, and the last Communist leader of Czechoslovakia.
Career
A former Bojkovice railway station manager, he replaced Miloš Jakeš as Secretary General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia after a swift election on 24 November 1989 in the wake of the Velvet Revolution. Four days later, he gave his approval to a constitutional amendment which stripped the Communist Party of its monopoly of power, which proved to be the only major decision of his tenure. However, Communist rule had effectively ended with Jakeš' resignation.[1] He remained as party leader until 20 December 1989, when he was succeeded by Ladislav Adamec.
References
- ^ "Karel Urbánek" (in Czech). Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
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First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the KSČ
- Klement Gottwald
- Antonín Novotný
- Alexander Dubček
- Gustáv Husák
- Miloš Jakeš
- Karel Urbánek
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