Karol Bacílek
Karol Bacílek | |
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Bacílek in 1954 | |
| Minister of National Security | |
| In office 23 January 1952 – 14 September 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Viliam Široký Antonín Zápotocký |
| Preceded by | Ladislav Kopřiva |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State Control | |
| In office 8 September 1951 – 23 January 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonín Zápotocký |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jan Harus |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Slovakia | |
| In office September 1953 – April 1963 | |
| President | Klement Gottwald |
| Preceded by | Štefan Bašťovanský |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Dubček |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1896 Choťánky, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 19 March 1974 (aged 77) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Slovakia |
| Awards | Order of Klement Gottwald |
Karol Bacílek (12 October 1896 – 19 March 1974) was a Czechoslovak communist politician, activist and high-ranking state and Communist Party official during the leadership of Klement Gottwald.