Banknote Czechoslovakia 100 Korun- Klement Gottwald - 1989

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Klement Gottwald was a Czechoslovak politician and the first president of Communist Czechoslovakia. He was born on November 23, 1896, and died on March 14, 1953. Gottwald played a key role in establishing the communist regime in Czechoslovakia after World War II.

Gottwald joined the Czechoslovak communist movement in the 1920s and remained active in communist politics throughout his life. He was imprisoned several times for his political activism and communist beliefs.

After World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Soviet satellite state, and the Communist Party gained influence. In 1948, a political crisis erupted, leading to a communist coup. Klement Gottwald became the Prime Minister and then the President of the Republic in 1948.

His presidency was marked by the establishment of an authoritarian and repressive communist regime, heavily influenced by the Soviet Union. The country underwent nationalizations, political purges, and centralization of power. Gottwald continued to strengthen the Communist Party's control over all aspects of life in Czechoslovakia.

Gottwald passed away in 1953, and his death was followed by a period of complex succession and internal struggles within the Czechoslovak Communist Party. His rule left a profound mark on Czechoslovak history, ushering in an era of communist rule that lasted until the Velvet Revolution in 1989.