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4 unusual facts about Jan Šejna


Jan Šejna

Novotný was finally replaced by Alexander Dubček, a reform-minded member of the Czechoslovak party presidium, as leader of the party.

Jan Šejna (Honza Šejna), also Sejna in English, (12 May 1927, Radhostice, Czechoslovakia – 23 August 1997, New York City) was, in the time of communist Czechoslovakia, a Major General of the Czechoslovak Army.

Hruby, Peter: Fools and Heroes: The Changing Role of Communist Intellectuals in Czechoslovakia, Peramom Press (Aust.), Potts Point, Australia, 1980 (pg. 171)

Unna, Warren: Key Czech General Asks U.S. Asylum, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: March 7, 1968 (pg. A1)



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