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5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

5th January 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms known as ‘socialism with a human face’.

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5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

5th January 2019
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On the 5^th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

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5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

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