Gustáv Husák

@Slovak Politician, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gustav Husak was a Slovak politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1989 Communists Slovak Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Capricorn Celebrities Gustav Husak was a Slovak politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1989. A staunch Communist, he had been long associated with the Communist Party in Slovakia and rose in prominence following the Soviet bloc invasion which ended the Prague Spring of 1968. He was interested in politics from a young age and joined the Communist Youth Union at the age of 16 when he was just a school student. Over the years, his interest in politics grew manifold and he became involved in underground communist activities after completing his legal studies. He was a passionate anti-fascist; he emerged as one of the leaders of the Slovak uprising against a Nazi-puppet government in 1944. He was also arrested for his political activities, but nothing thwarted the ambitions of this young man who remained loyal to his cause with a steadfast devotion. He was imprisoned for several years for opposing Josef Stalin, but ever the resilient soul, he established himself politically following his release. He eventually became the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, a post he held for almost two decades. He became the President of Czechoslovakia in 1975 and served in this position until 1989. His rule is known as the period of the so-called "Normalization"

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Birthday: January 10, 1913 Died on: November 18, 1991 Nationality: Slovak Famous: Slovak Politician, Communists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Ideologies: Communists Spouses: Dagmar Husáková, Magda Husáková-Lokvencová, Viera Husáková Known as: Gustav Husak Information Detail Birthday January 10, 1913 Died on November 18, 1991 Nationality Slovak Famous Slovak Politician, Communists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Ideologies Communists Spouses Dagmar Husáková, Magda Husáková-Lokvencová, Viera Husáková Known as Gustav Husak Universities Comenius University in Bratislava Birth Place Dúbravka, Bratislava Political Ideology Political party- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Religion Deism, Catholicism Gender Male Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Dúbravka, Bratislava Famous as Slovak Politician Died at Age 78

Dúbravka, Bratislava

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Gustav Husak married Dr. Magda Husáková-Lokvencová in 1938. She died in 1966 after almost three decades of marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

He later met Viera Husáková-Čáslavská a married her in 1975. Unfortunately, she died in 1977 in a helicopter crash, leaving him a widower for the second time. Unsplash Personal Life

He suffered from stomach cancer during his last years and died on 18 November 1991, at the age of 78, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Unsplash Personal Life

Gustav Husak was born on 10 January 1913 in Pozsonyhidegkút, Pozsony County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now part of Bratislava, Slovakia as Dúbravka). His father was an unemployed worker. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the grammar school in Bratislava. He developed an early interest in politics and joined the Communist Youth Union at the age of 16. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He wanted to become a lawyer and enrolled at the Law Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava in 1933. The same year he also joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSC). Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Gustav Husak was fascinated by the Marxist doctrine and was a staunch Communist. After completing his legal studies he started practicing in the law firm of Vladimir Clementis, another Communist intellect. Unsplash Career

During this time he also became involved in underground communist activities angering the German-backed Slovak puppet Government which arrested and jailed him in 1940. Unsplash Career

He was released in 1943. After his release he became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Slovakia, and was one of the leaders of the antifascist Slovak national uprising of 1944. Unsplash Career

He embarked on a career as a government official and party functionary in Czechoslovakia and served as the chairman of Slovakia’s governing body, the Board of Commissioners, from 1946 to 1950. He held considerable powers in this position and played a key role in the liquidation of the Democratic Party of Slovakia. Unsplash Career

In 1950, a purge of party stalwarts suspected of "nationalism" was started and Gustav Husak was one of those who became victim to the purge. He was arrested in 1951 and convicted and sentenced in 1954. He was imprisoned from 1954 to1960 in the Leopoldov Prison. Unsplash Career

Gustav Husak was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 9 January 1983. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 10, 1913
Died on	November 18, 1991
Nationality	Slovak
Famous	Slovak Politician, Communists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
Ideologies	Communists
Spouses	Dagmar Husáková, Magda Husáková-Lokvencová, Viera Husáková
Known as	Gustav Husak
Universities	Comenius University in Bratislava
Birth Place	Dúbravka, Bratislava
Political Ideology	Political party- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Religion	Deism, Catholicism
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Dúbravka, Bratislava
Famous as	Slovak Politician
Died at Age	78

Gustáv Husák

Slovak

Jan 10, 1913

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Dúbravka, Bratislava