Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Czechoslovak_People's_Army
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Trade_Unions
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Socialist_Youth
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Women's_Union
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Communist_International
gptkbp:coalition gptkb:National_Front
gptkbp:country gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1990
gptkbp:election_result Won 1946 elections
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1921
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Socialist_Republic
Cold War era
Post-communist transition
Warsaw Pact member
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in 1948 coup
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Gustáv_Husák
gptkb:Klement_Gottwald
gptkbp:leadership Gustáv Husák (1969-1987)
Klement Gottwald (1948-1953)
Miloš Jakeš (1987-1989)
gptkbp:legacy Historical revisionism debates
Cultural impact on Czechoslovak society
Czech Communist Party's formation
Influence on modern Czech politics
Public perception in post-communist era
gptkbp:local_newspaper gptkb:Rudé_právo
gptkbp:main_event gptkb:Prague_Spring_1968
Velvet Revolution 1989
gptkbp:membership 1.5 million (at peak)
1,000,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:notable_event February 1948 coup
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Klement_Gottwald
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:socialism
gptkbp:political_impact Post-World War II Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:political_position Left-wing
gptkbp:social_structure Single-party state
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Socialist_realism
Collectivization
Suppression of dissent
State control of media
Centralized economy
Nationalization of industry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Bohemia_and_Moravia
gptkbp:symbol Red star
gptkbp:youth_programs KSM
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Czechoslovak_Communist_Youth_Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Czechoslovak_coup_of_1948
gptkb:Gustav_Husak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4