Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:37:50 +0200Prague communists pay homage to Klement Gottwald's "contribution"https://english.radio.cz/prague-communists-pay-homage-klement-gottwalds-contribution-8093141© 2026 Radio Prague International When Czechoslovakia's first communist president Klement Gottwald seized power in 1948, it paved the way for over 40 years of totalitarian rule in this country. Gottwald's presidency is associated with one of the darkest periods of Czechoslovak history, and his rule was characterised by show trials, political executions and labour camps. Tuesday marked the 108th anniversary of Gottwald's birth, and the Prague branch of the Communist Party, still one of the major political forces in the Czech Republic, organised a memorial gathering at Gottwald's graveside in honour of the occasion. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/gottwald1.jpg?timestamp=1590307374 Prague communists pay homage to Klement Gottwald's "contribution" https://english.radio.cz/prague-communists-pay-homage-klement-gottwalds-contribution-8093141 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9