Alexander Dubcek Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Dubcek, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Slovakia.

4 records1963–19894 events2 places

Chronological biography

1963

Slovak Communist Leadership1963

Politics / Communist Czechoslovakia · Politician · Slovak Communist Leader · Bratislava

Becomes First Secretary of the Slovak Communist Party.

1968

Prague Spring5 January 1968

Politics / Prague Spring · Politician · Czechoslovak Leader · Prague

Becomes leader of Czechoslovakia during reform period.

Warsaw Pact Invasion21 August 1968

Warfare / Warsaw Pact Invasion · Politician · Czechoslovak Leader · Bratislava

Warsaw Pact invasion ends the Prague Spring reforms.

1989

Return to PoliticsNovember 1989

Politics / Velvet Revolution · Politician · Reform Leader · Bratislava

Returns to public politics during the Velvet Revolution.

Titles and roles

Politician · Czechoslovak Leader · Politician · Reform Leader · Politician · Slovak Communist Leader

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.