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This article is about the historical communist dictator of Czechoslovakia. For the minor fictional character in The Hot War: Bombs Away, see Klement Gottwald (Fictional Character) Klement Gottwald (23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czechoslovak communist politician and longtime leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ). He was Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1946 to 1948 and President from 1948 to 1953. A willing puppet of Joseph Stalin, Gottwald came to power through a political coup in 1948, using the implicit threat of Soviet military intervention to force incumbent President Edvard Beneš to cede power to the communists and ultimately resign. At Stalin's direction, Gottwald introduced purges and tightened his grip on the country.

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  • Klement Gottwald
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  • This article is about the historical communist dictator of Czechoslovakia. For the minor fictional character in The Hot War: Bombs Away, see Klement Gottwald (Fictional Character) Klement Gottwald (23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czechoslovak communist politician and longtime leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ). He was Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1946 to 1948 and President from 1948 to 1953. A willing puppet of Joseph Stalin, Gottwald came to power through a political coup in 1948, using the implicit threat of Soviet military intervention to force incumbent President Edvard Beneš to cede power to the communists and ultimately resign. At Stalin's direction, Gottwald introduced purges and tightened his grip on the country.
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  • Contemporary reference
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
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  • Fallout
Spouse
  • Marta Gottwaldová
Name
  • Klement Gottwald
Title
  • Chairman of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
  • President of Czechoslovakia
  • Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
  • General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Cause of Death
  • Heart disease
Religion
  • None
Years
  • 1927(xsd:integer)
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
  • --07-02
  • --06-14
  • --03-14
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  • Antonín Zápotocký
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  • Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Occupation
  • Cabinet maker, newspaper publisher
Death
  • 1953(xsd:integer)
Birth
  • 1896(xsd:integer)
Nationality
  • Czechoslovakia
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  • This article is about the historical communist dictator of Czechoslovakia. For the minor fictional character in The Hot War: Bombs Away, see Klement Gottwald (Fictional Character) Klement Gottwald (23 November 1896 – 14 March 1953) was a Czechoslovak communist politician and longtime leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ). He was Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1946 to 1948 and President from 1948 to 1953. A willing puppet of Joseph Stalin, Gottwald came to power through a political coup in 1948, using the implicit threat of Soviet military intervention to force incumbent President Edvard Beneš to cede power to the communists and ultimately resign. At Stalin's direction, Gottwald introduced purges and tightened his grip on the country. Gottwald remained devoted to Stalin until the end. On March 9, 1953, after attending Stalin's funeral, one of Gottwald's arteries burst, and he died on March 14.
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