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Ivan Knotek

Ivan Knotek

Slovak politician (1936–2020)

Ivan Knotek (26 August 1936 – 11 March 2020) was a Slovak politician who served as Politburo member and prime minister from 1988 to 1989 of the Slovak Socialist Republic.

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Biography

Knotek was born in Senica on 26 August 1936.[1][2] He was a member of both the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the Slovak Communist Party.[3] Between 1969 and 1981 he was the chief secretary of the latter's district committee in Galanta.[1] He became a member of the Czech Communist Party's Politburo in April 1988.[3] He was the chairman of the Politburo's two commissions, agriculture and food commission and youth work commission between 1987 and 1988.[3] He retained his Politburo membership in the reshuffle on 10–11 October 1988.[4][5]

He was also named prime minister on 12 October 1988, replacing Peter Colotka in the post.[6] With this appointment he automatically became the deputy federal prime minister along with the Czech Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec.[6][7] Knotek's tenure as prime minister ended on 22 June 1989, and he was succeeded by Pavel Hrivnák in the post.[8] Then he served as the Communist Party's secretary for economic affairs.[5] In a November 1989 reshuffle, Knotek retained his post at the politburo.[9]

Knotek died in Galanta on 11 March 2020 at the age of 83.[2]

References

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    "Ivan Knotek". Vlada. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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    "Výročia". Encyclopaedia Beliana (in Slovak).
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    "Directory of Czechoslovak Officials". Directorate of Intelligence. July 1988. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "List of reshuffled Politburo". Associated Press. Prague. 26 November 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "The Democratic Revolution in Czechoslovakia" (PDF). The National Security Archive. Prague. October 1999. Archived from the original (Briefing Book) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "New Czech government sworn in". The Times-News. Pague. AP. 13 October 1988. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "Ministers in Czechoslovakia's Government With AM". Associated Press News. 12 October 1988. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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    "Slovakia". Rulers. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "Clamor in the East; New Politburo in Prague". The New York Times. 28 November 1989. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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