Vasil Biľak

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Vasil Biľak was a hardline Slovak communist politician known for his leading role in inviting and supporting the Soviet-led invasion that crushed the Prague Spring reforms in Czechoslovakia.

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instanceOf Slovak politician
communist politician
human
awardReceived Order of the Red Banner of Labour NERFINISHED
Order of the Republic (Czechoslovakia) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Czechoslovakia
Slovakia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1917-08-11
dateOfDeath 2014-02-06
era Cold War
ethnicGroup Rusyns NERFINISHED
familyName Biľak NERFINISHED
givenName Vasil NERFINISHED
hasRole hardline communist leader
party ideologue
ideology Marxism–Leninism
Stalinism NERFINISHED
languagesSpoken Russian
Slovak
memberOf Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
movement pro-Soviet faction in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
name Vasil Biľak NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Rusyn
notableFor co-authoring the 1968 invitation letter to Warsaw Pact leaders
hardline opposition to the Prague Spring reforms
support for the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
occupation politician
tailor
opposed Alexander Dubček's reform program
participatedIn Prague Spring NERFINISHED
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
Krajná Bystrá NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bratislava NERFINISHED
Slovakia NERFINISHED
politicalParty Communist Party of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia
Member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Bratislava NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
supportedBy Soviet Union leadership NERFINISHED
workLocation Bratislava NERFINISHED
Prague NERFINISHED

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