Who succeeded Dubček as party head in 1969?
Lech Wałęsa
Václav Havel
Gustáv Husák
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Answer
Gustáv Husák, a loyal communist and former political prisoner, replaced Alexander Dubček as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia following the Soviet-led invasion in August 1969. Husák's appointment signaled the end of the Prague Spring and the beginning of a period of political and social repression known as normalization.
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