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'''Antonín Janoušek''' (22 August 1877, [[Nymburk]] – 30 March 1941) was a [[Czech people|Czech]] journalist and [[Communism|communist]].
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Originally an engine fitter, in 1895 Janoušek became a member of the social democratic party. In 1906 he became a workers journalists and a functionary of workers associations in [[Austria-Hungary]].
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| order = Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the [[Slovak Soviet Republic]]
| term_start1 = 20 June 1919
| term_end1 = 7 July 1919
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| predecessor1 = ''Post established''
| successor1 = ''Post abolished''
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|08|22|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|03|30|1877|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nymburk]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia]], {{flag|Austria-Hungary}}
| death_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], {{flag|USSR}}
| restingplace = [[Olšany Cemetery]]
| nationality = Czechoslovakia
| party = [[Hungarian Communist Party]]<br />[[Czechoslovak Communist Party]]
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'''Antonín Janoušek''' (22 August 1877 – 30 March 1941) was a [[Czech people|Czech]] journalist and [[Communism|communist]] who was the leader of the short-lived [[Slovak Soviet Republic]].
In 1919 he led the Czech and Slovak section at the central committee of the [[Hungarian Communist Party]]. During the period June 20 - July 7, 1919 he was a leader (''predseda revolučného výboru'') of the short-lived [[Slovak Soviet Republic]]. In 1920 he was sentenced by the [[Miklós Horthy|Horthy]] regime in Hungary, then delivered to Czechoslovak authorities. In 1922 he moved to the (communist) [[Soviet Union]], where he became a functionary of the [[International Workers Aid|International Workers Aid Council]]. He lived in [[Cheboksary]], [[Chuvashia]]. He died "in bed" as reported by the historian V. Nálevka.<ref>[http://it.pedf.cuni.cz/~suchanko/mff/kolman.pdf Arnošt Kolman: Memories (abridged)], p. 2</ref>

== Life and career ==
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Originally an engine fitter, in 1895, Janoušek became a member of the [[Czech Social Democratic Party|Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party]]. In 1906, he became a workers journalists and a functionary of workers associations in [[Austria-Hungary]].

=== Communist activities ===
In 1919, Janoušek led the Czech and Slovak section at the central committee of the [[Hungarian Communist Party]]. He was the only “chairman of the revolutionary committee” (''predseda revolučného výboru'') of the short-lived Slovak Soviet Republic, proclaimed in [[Prešov]] on 20 June 1919. The republic was created with military support from the [[Hungarian Soviet Republic]]. After the Hungarians were pushed out by troops of the [[First Czechoslovak Republic]] following the [[Hungarian–Czechoslovak War]] of 1918–1919, the Slovak Soviet Republic ceased to exist on 7 July 1919.

=== Later life ===
[[File:Kladno Unhošťská 213 Janoušek 02.jpg|thumb|Memorial plaque of Janoušek in Kladno in Unhošťská street, by Ladislav Novák]]
[[File:Hrob K.Gottwalda.jpg| thumb| [[Olšany Cemetery]], grave of Czech Communist politicians whose urns had originally been kept at the [[National Monument at Vítkov]]]]
Janoušek was imprisoned by the regime of [[Miklós Horthy]] in Hungary in 1920, and subsequently handed over to Czechoslovak authorities. In 1922, he moved to [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Russia]], where he became a functionary of the [[International Workers Aid|International Workers Aid Council]]. He lived in [[Cheboksary]], [[Chuvash Republic|Chuvashia]] where he established an orphanage.

Janoušek died "in bed" of natural causes as reported by the historian V. Nálevka.<ref>[http://it.pedf.cuni.cz/~suchanko/mff/kolman.pdf Arnošt Kolman: Memories (abridged)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305183007/http://it.pedf.cuni.cz/~suchanko/mff/kolman.pdf |date=2021-03-05 }}, p. 2</ref> After cremation, his remains were buried at the [[Jan Žižka]] [[National Monument at Vítkov]]. In 1990, his ashes were moved to Olšany Cemetery, together with those of about 20 other communist leaders which had also originally been placed in the Jan Žižka National Monument.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.radio.cz/en/section/panorama/exhibition-at-vitkov-memorial-highlights-the-klement-gottwald-personality-cult|title=Radio Prague: Exhibition at Vitkov Memorial highlights the Klement Gottwald personality cult
|date=8 March 2012|access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* [[Příruční slovník naučný]] 1962 (encyclopedia by [[Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences]]): volume II, page 338.
* [[Příruční slovník naučný]] 1962 (encyclopedia by [[Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences]]): volume II, page 338.
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 21 August 2024

Antonín Janoušek
Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Slovak Soviet Republic
In office
20 June 1919 – 7 July 1919
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPost abolished
Personal details
Born(1877-08-22)22 August 1877
Nymburk, Kingdom of Bohemia,  Austria-Hungary
Died30 March 1941(1941-03-30) (aged 63)
Moscow, Russian SFSR,  Soviet Union
Resting placeOlšany Cemetery
NationalityCzechoslovakia
Political partyHungarian Communist Party
Czechoslovak Communist Party

Antonín Janoušek (22 August 1877 – 30 March 1941) was a Czech journalist and communist who was the leader of the short-lived Slovak Soviet Republic.

Life and career

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Originally an engine fitter, in 1895, Janoušek became a member of the Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party. In 1906, he became a workers journalists and a functionary of workers associations in Austria-Hungary.

Communist activities

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In 1919, Janoušek led the Czech and Slovak section at the central committee of the Hungarian Communist Party. He was the only “chairman of the revolutionary committee” (predseda revolučného výboru) of the short-lived Slovak Soviet Republic, proclaimed in Prešov on 20 June 1919. The republic was created with military support from the Hungarian Soviet Republic. After the Hungarians were pushed out by troops of the First Czechoslovak Republic following the Hungarian–Czechoslovak War of 1918–1919, the Slovak Soviet Republic ceased to exist on 7 July 1919.

Later life

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Memorial plaque of Janoušek in Kladno in Unhošťská street, by Ladislav Novák
Olšany Cemetery, grave of Czech Communist politicians whose urns had originally been kept at the National Monument at Vítkov

Janoušek was imprisoned by the regime of Miklós Horthy in Hungary in 1920, and subsequently handed over to Czechoslovak authorities. In 1922, he moved to Soviet Russia, where he became a functionary of the International Workers Aid Council. He lived in Cheboksary, Chuvashia where he established an orphanage.

Janoušek died "in bed" of natural causes as reported by the historian V. Nálevka.[1] After cremation, his remains were buried at the Jan Žižka National Monument at Vítkov. In 1990, his ashes were moved to Olšany Cemetery, together with those of about 20 other communist leaders which had also originally been placed in the Jan Žižka National Monument.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Arnošt Kolman: Memories (abridged) Archived 2021-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, p. 2
  2. ^ "Radio Prague: Exhibition at Vitkov Memorial highlights the Klement Gottwald personality cult". 8 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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