Alexander Dubcek
Alexander Dubček Chairman of Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia In office 28 December 1989 – 25 June 1992 Preceded by Alois Indra Succeeded by Michal Kováč Chairman of Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia In office 28 April 1969 – 15 October 1969 Preceded by Peter Colotka Succeeded by Dalibor Hanes First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia In office 5 January 1968 – 17 April 1969 Preceded by Antonín Novotný Succeeded by Gustáv Husák Personal details Born (1921-11-27)27 November 1921 Uhrovec, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) Died 7 November 1992(1992-11-07) (aged 70) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Political party Communist Party of Slovakia (1939-1948) Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1970) Public Against Violence (1989-1992) Social Democratic Party of Slovakia (1992) Signature Alexander Dubček (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈalɛksandɛr ˈduptʃɛk]; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovak politician and, briefly, leader of Czechoslovakia (1968–1969). He attempted to reform the communist regime during the Prague Spring but he was forced to resign following Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Later, after the overthrow of the government in 1989, he was Chairman of the federal Czechoslovak parliament. He was the recipient of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought of the European Parliament, in 1989.