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    Ludvík Svoboda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludviːk ˈsvoboda]; 25 November 1895 – 20 September 1979) was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both...
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  • Look up Ludvík in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ludvík or Ludvik is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Ludvík Aškenazy (1921–1986)...
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    československý armádny zbor), also known as Svoboda's Army (Czech: Svobodova armáda, after its commander Ludvík Svoboda), was a military formation of the Czechoslovak...
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    on 5 January 1968. On 22 March, Novotný resigned and was replaced by Ludvík Svoboda, who later gave consent to the reforms. Early signs of change were few...
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    22 March 1968, Novotný resigned his presidency and was replaced by Ludvík Svoboda, who later gave consent to the reforms.[citation needed] When the KSČ...
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    Prime Minister Viliam Široký Preceded by Antonín Zápotocký Succeeded by Ludvík Svoboda First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia In office 14...
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  • Battalion, fought together with the Red Army. Under the command of Ludvík Svoboda, later President of Czechoslovakia, the Czechoslovak soldiers delayed...
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    would mean that he fought there against future General and President Ludvík Svoboda, who fought on the side of the Czechoslovak Legion. Thomas Jakl of the...
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    Zeman. He is the second president with a military background (after Ludvík Svoboda) and the first without political experience. In his first hundred days...
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    to some Czechoslovak war heroes, to the general and later president Ludvík Svoboda, to the Czechoslovak president Gustáv Husák, to the Czech cosmonaut...
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