Pavol Dubcek about his father, 1968 invasion and suspicious deadly car accident of Alexander Dubcek

Dr. Pavol Dubcek

Dr. Pavol Dubcek Source: courtesy of pluska.sk

Exclusive SBS interview with Dr. Pavol Dubcek, son of Alexander Dubcek, 1968 leader of Czechoslovakia. Alexander Dubcek attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion on 21st August 1968. Later after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 he came back to politics, but died after a tragic car accident in 1992 with suspicious circumstances, aged 71. His son Pavol talks about the invasion, memories of the father, tragic car accident and current situation in Slovakia.



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