The clandestine congress of August 22, 1968, of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and its consequences Cover Image
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Congresul clandestin din 22 august 1968 al Partidului Comunist Cehoslovac şi urmările acestuia
The clandestine congress of August 22, 1968, of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and its consequences

Author(s): Alina Ilinca, Liviu-Marius Bejenaru
Subject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: “Prague Spring”; clandestine congress; invasion; Czechoslovakia;

Summary/Abstract: Expected to take place on September 9, 1968, the 14th Extraordinary Congress of the Czechoslovak Communist Party was postponed to August 22, 1968, as a result of the invasion of the country by the troops of the Warsaw Pact (except for Romania).On August 25, 1968, the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union canceled the Czechoslovak Communist Party’s Congress, the delegation headed by Alexandr Dubček being forced to sign an agreement consenting the state of affairs.The invasion of the Czechoslovakia and the cancellation of the congress led to the end of the “Prague Spring” and revisionism.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2021
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 122-136
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian