Klement Gottwald

Klement Gottwald
Klement Gottwald
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
	In office; 1929 – 14 March 1953
Preceded by	Bohumil Jílek; as general secretary
Succeeded by	Antonín Novotný; as First Secretary
5th President of Czechoslovakia
	In office; 14 June 1948 – 14 March 1953
Preceded by	Edvard Beneš
Succeeded by	Antonín Zápotocký
14th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
	In office; 2 July 1946 – 15 June 1948
Preceded by	Zdenek Fierlinger
Succeeded by	Antonín Zápotocký
Personal details
Born	23 November 1896; Dědice, Vyškov, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died	14 March 1953 (aged 56); Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Spouse(s)	Marta Gottwaldová
Profession	Cabinetmaker; Newspaper editor
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