Josef Smrkovsky - parliament - Prague

Troops of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia on August 21, 1968, to halt political liberalization in the country called the Prague Spring. National Assembly chairman (parliament speaker) Josef Smrkovsky, centre, walks through crowds of people on his arrival from Moscow where the Prague Spring leaders were interned after the invasion. CTK Photo

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Halt Interned Invaded Liberalization Pact Smrkovsky Speaker Walks

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