Viliam Široký II government

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The term of office of the second government of Viliam Široký in Czechoslovakia , led by Prime Minister Viliam Široký , ran from December 12, 1954 to July 11, 1960. It replaced the Viliam Široký I government and was replaced by the Viliam Široký III government .

Government formation, program

The outstanding event during the term of office of the government of Viliam Široký II was the XX. CPSU party conference in February 1956, at which Nikita Khrushchev announced the personality cult and the crimes of Joseph Stalin . The Czechoslovak communists feared an open discussion of this problem and hesitated for a long time to submit a strictly internal report. This was finally presented by Viliam Široký, one of the most important protagonists of communist terror in Czechoslovakia, who was part of the five-person delegation in Moscow. The consequences were correspondingly minor: Interior Minister Alexej Čepička became a " pawn " and had to resign from all his functions on April 25, 1956. The unrest in the student body, in the trade unions, some bloc parties and among the writers was nipped in the bud by an anti-revisionist campaign launched immediately by the regime.

On July 11, 1960, the new constitution prepared during the reign of Viliam Široký II came into force and the Viliam Široký III government was established.

Government composition

The ministers were in office throughout the regular term of office (December 12, 1954 to July 11, 1960) unless otherwise stated.

Party affiliation

The government was formed from the unified list of the National Front , which consisted of the dominant Communist Party and bloc parties .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Government of the Czech Republic, Overview of the Government of V. Široký II, on: www.vlada.cz/...24621

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  • www.vlada.cz/.../prehled-vlad-cr , website of the government of the Czech Republic, overview of the government of Viliam Široký II
  • Doba poválečná 1945 - 1948 , website of the Government of the Czech Republic, History of the Office of the Government, online at: www.vlada.cz/.../historie ,
  • Keywords of the Totalita.cz server, especially 50. léta - budování totalitního státu on www.totalita.cz/50/50 and 50. léta: druhá společenská krize - vliv závěrů XX. sjezdu KSSS www.totalita.cz/50/50_01_010 with further subpages

See also

Web links

  • Programové prohlášení vlády (government declaration) of December 13, 1954, online at: www.vlada.cz/assets (PDF; 146 kB)