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| 1951, March 2 |
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| Reports indicated that the Czech Communist Party was undergoing a purge of “Titoist” elements. | 1 |
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| 1952, June 7 |
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| Premier Antonin Zapotocky announced a “desperate coal shortage” and the complete failure of the state farms. | 2 |
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| Nov. 20 |
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| A mass treason trial opened in Prague, with Rudolf Slansky, former secretary general of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, pleading guilty to treason, espionage, and sabotage. | 3 |
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| Nov. 27 |
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| Slansky and ten other prominent Communists were sentenced to be hanged; their execution took place on Dec. 3. | 4 |
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