Summary.
In 1968 Czechoslovakia was dominated by the Soviet Union and Alexander Dubček pioneered the Prague Spring Reforms which were an attempt to gain new rights for the Czechoslovakian people such as loosening restrictions for media and speech. The end result was the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
Czechoslovakia, 1968
- Prague Spring
- Was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union
- Took place after World War II
- It began on 5 January 1968
- After reformist Alexander Dubček was elected the First Secretary of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Prague Spring reforms were an attempt by Dubček to grant additional rights to the citizens
- Freedoms granted included a loosening of restrictions on the media, speech and travel
- Dubček oversaw the decision to split into two, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic
- Gustáv Husák, who replaced Dubček and also became president, reversed almost all of Dubček's reforms
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