Ladislav Adamec
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Ladislav Adamec | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 12 October 1988 – 10 December 1989 | |
| President | Gustáv Husák |
| Preceded by | Lubomír Štrougal |
| Succeeded by | Marián Čalfa |
| 4th Prime Minister of the Czech Socialist Republic | |
| In office 20 March 1987 – 12 October 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Korčák |
| Succeeded by | František Pitra |
| Chairman of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 21 December 1989 – 1 September 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Karel Urbánek |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1926 Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 14 April 2007 (aged 80) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
Ladislav Adamec (10 September 1926 – 14 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak communist politician.
Adamec was born in Moravia on 10 September 1926.[1] From 1958 to 1961 he studied at the Political College of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia located in Prague.
Career
Adamec joined the Presidium in March 1987 and served as the prime minister of the Czech Socialist Republic from March 1987 to 1988.[1] Upon the retirement of Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal on 12 October 1988, he assumed the role, thus serving as the last Communist prime minister of Czechoslovakia.[2][3] He served in the post from 12 October 1988 to 7 December 1989.[1] Marián Čalfa succeeded Adamec as prime minister.[1]
On 20 December, Adamec became general secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He was the first person to hold that post since the 1940s who was not the de facto leader of the country; the party had given up its monopoly of power on 29 November.
In March 1990, Adamec became the chairman of the Communist Party.[1] The post was created with his appointment.[1]
