Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda | |
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Ludvík Svoboda in 1968 | |
| President of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 30 March 1968 – 29 May 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Jozef Lenárt Oldřich Černík Lubomír Štrougal |
| Preceded by | Antonín Novotný |
| Succeeded by | Gustáv Husák |
| Minister of National Defence of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 5 April 1945 – 25 April 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Masaryk |
| Succeeded by | Alexej Čepička |
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| Born | 25 November 1895 Hroznatín, Moravia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 20 September 1979 (aged 83) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Spouse | Irena Svobodová (1901–1980) |
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| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR |
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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 World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero, and he later served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975.