Milan Wenceslas ( Slovak Milán Václavík ; March 28, 1928 - January 2, 2007 ) - Colonel General of the Armed Forces of Czechoslovakia . Minister of National Defense of Czechoslovakia in 1985-1989
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| Successor | Miroslav Wacek | ||||||
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| Death | January 2, 2007 | ||||||
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Biography
Wenceslas was born on March 28, 1928 in the village of Predmier, district илиilina , Slovakia [1] [2] . Received a diploma in engineering. In the 1950s he was sent to study in the USSR and attended courses at the Frunze Military Academy and at the Academy of the General Staff [1] .
Career
Wenceslas worked as an engineer until 1949, when he was drafted into the Czechoslovak People's Army . In the 1970s, he served as deputy commander of the Western Military District. He was later promoted to the rank of colonel general [3] . He served as first deputy chief of the General Staff of the army from 1983 to January 11, 1985.
He was appointed Minister of Defense on January 11, 1985, replacing Martin Dzur [4] [5] . Wenceslas met in the cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Lubomir Strouglal under President Gusak [6] . Wenceslas became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia shortly after his appointment. [7] Retained his cabinet post, formed by Prime Minister Ladislav Adametsm in October 1988. [8]
November 29, 1989 the Federal Assembly demanded that Wenceslas answer the question of who the army is subordinate to. The minister said that she obeys those who support socialism . The position of Wenceslas sowed confusion among Czech parliamentarians. After this incident, and due to pressure on the Prime Minister, Adamec Wenceslas was removed from office. [9] On December 3, 1989, Miroslav Wacek [10] [11] became the new Minister of Defense.
Late Years and Death
After his resignation, Wenceslas lost all his authority due to his support of the communist regime [12] . He was prosecuted in January 1996, along with other major party leaders. All were accused of illegally supplying the police [13] [14] . In September 1996, Wenceslas was pardoned by President Vaclav Havel because of his poor health. He died on January 2, 2007.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Milan Vaclavik (German) . Munzinger (16 September 1985). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ New Czech defense chief , The Spokesman Review (12 January 1985). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Jeffrey Simon. NATO and the Czech and Slovak Republics: A Comparative Study in Civil-military Relations . - Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. - P. 10. - ISBN 978-0-7425-2903-8 .
- ↑ Czech Defense Chief Retires , The New York Times (11 January 1985). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Gen. Martin Dzur, 65; Czechs' Defense Chief , The New York Times (17 January 1985). Date of treatment September 7, 2013.
- ↑ Martin Dzur, Czechoslovak Military Chief , Los Angeles Times (17 January 1985). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Czechoslovakia Government and Party Control . The Library of Congress Country Studies; CIA World Factbook (August 1987). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ministers in Czechoslovakia's Government With AM , Associated Press (October 12, 1988). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Andrew A. Michta. East Central Europe after the Warsaw Pact: Security Dilemmas in the 1990s . - New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. - P. 117. - using Questia (requires subscription) (requires subscription)
- ↑ Czechoslovak ministries . Rulers . Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Miroslav Tuma Relics of Cold War Defense Transformation in the Czech Republic (Policy Paper No. 14) (link not available) . Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (September 2006). Date of treatment October 17, 2013. Archived April 22, 2016.
- ↑ Thomas S. Szayna Civil-military relations and national security thinking in Czechoslovakia (Conference Report). RAND Corporation (1992). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Katerina Honskusova . Havel pardons terminally ill communist boss , The Prague Post (September 18, 1996). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.
- ↑ US Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1996 - Czech Republic . Refworld (January 30, 1997). Date of treatment October 17, 2013.