Miroslav Kusý

Miroslav Kusý (born 1 December 1931 in Bratislava) is a Slovak political scientist and politician. Described as a "dissident" of Czechoslovakia's communist regime,^[1] he was given an eight month suspended sentence in November 1989 for an anti-government protest.^[2] After the Velvet Revolution, Kusý was appointed as chairman of the Federal Press and Information Office of Czechoslovakia.^[3]

After politics, Kusý became a professor in political science.^[4]

References

1. ^ Tagliabue, John (10 December 1989). "UPHEAVAL IN THE EAST; Hard-Line Czech President to Quit And Dissident Is Seen as Successor". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/nyregion/upheaval-east-hard-line-czech-president-quit-dissident-seen-successor.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Czechoslovakia remains out of step". The Milkwaukee Journal. 16 November 1989. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=EkwcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=234EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6994,403542&dq=miroslav-kusy&hl=en. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
3. ^ Elster, Jon (1996). The roundtable talks and the breakdown of communism. University of Chicago Press. pp. 158. ISBN 0226206289. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KQZIjbQri0gC&dq=%22Miroslav+Kusy%22+Minister&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Slovak Lawmakers Approve Early Elections for June 17 (Update1)". Bloomberg. 9 February 2009. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a4cIoEzjbRpY&refer=europe-redirectoldpage. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 

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