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Arrest of Alexander Dubcek

Czech Republic · Government / Communist Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1968

Alexander Dubcek20 August 1968

Prague · Government / Communist Party Government

Dubcek, who had been arrested on the night of August 20, is taken to Moscow for negotiations, it was agreed that Dubcek would remain in office and that a program of moderate reform would continue

Names involved

Alexander Dubcek

Provenance

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