Czech Communist leader Milous Jakes dies at 97

Prague, July 15 Milous Jakes, the Communist Party leader in the former Czechoslovakia at the time of 1989’s Velvet Revolution, has died. He was 97. The Communist Party confirmed his death late on Tuesday without providing any further details. It...

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Updated At : 01:05 PM Jul 16, 2020 IST

Prague, July 15

Milous Jakes, the Communist Party leader in the former Czechoslovakia at the time of 1989’s Velvet Revolution, has died. He was 97.

The Communist Party confirmed his death late on Tuesday without providing any further details. It was not immediately clear when he died. Jakes was appointed the secretary general of the party in 1987. From the conservative wing of the party, Jakes opposed a brief period of liberal reforms in 1968 known as the Prague Spring. — Agencies

Czech Communist leader Milous Jakes dies at 97

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