Antonín Novotný

Antonín Josef Novotný (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈnovotniː]; 10 December 1904 – 28 January 1975) was a Czechoslovak politician, known as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968. He was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968. An ardent hardliner, Novotný was forced to yield the reins of power to Alexander Dubček during the short-lived reform movement of 1968.

This article is about the Czechoslovak politician. For other uses, see Antonín Novotný (disambiguation).

Antonín Novotný
Antonín Novotný in 1968
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
In office
14 March 1953 – 5 January 1968
Preceded byKlement Gottwald
as Party Chairman
Succeeded byAlexander Dubček
President of Czechoslovakia
In office
19 November 1957 – 22 March 1968
Preceded byAntonín Zápotocký
Succeeded byLudvík Svoboda
Personal details
Born(1904-12-10)10 December 1904
Letňany, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died28 January 1975(1975-01-28) (aged 70)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
SpouseBožena Novotná
Signature
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