Karel Urbánek
| Karel Urbánek | |
|---|---|
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
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In office 24 November 1989 – 20 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Miloš Jakeš |
| Succeeded by | End of Communist rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1941 Bojkovice, Moravia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (since 1990) |
| Other political affiliations |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (until 1990) |
| Profession | Railway worker Entrepreneur |
Karel Urbánek (born 22 March 1941 in Bojkovice, Moravia) is a retired Czech politician. He was the last Communist leader of Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution, between November and December 1989.
A former Bojkovice railway station manager, he replaced Miloš Jakeš as Secretary General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia after a swift election on 24 November 1989. The only important decision he made during his very short term was to cancel the clause of the Constitution which gave the Communist Party a monopoly of power, though Communist rule had effectively ended with Jakeš' resignation in the wake of the Velvet Revolution.
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