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| 1921 | Birth |  |
| 27th Nov Uhrovec Rep Birth of Alexander Dubcek |
| 1962 | Central Committee | |
| Appointed full member of the Central Committee of the KSC |
| 1963 | First Secretary | |
| Prague Rep Appointed First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Slovakia |
| 1964 | Slovak National Council | |
| Appointed Member of the Slovak parliament (Slovak National Council) |
| 1967 | First Secretary | |
| Prague Rep Appointed First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| 1968 | Arrest | |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek, who had been arrested on the night of August 20, ss taken to Moscow for negotiations, it was agreed that Dubcek would remain in office and that a program of moderate reform would continue |
| 1968 | Constitution | |
| 27th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek returns from the Kremlin announces the repeal of democratic reforms |
| 1968 | Declaration of Bratislava | |
| 3rd Aug Bratislava In the Bratislava Declaration Russia expresses its intention to intervene in a Warsaw Pact country if a "bourgeois" system-a pluralist system of several political parties is ever established |
| 3rd Aug Bratislava Representatives from Russia, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia meet in Bratislava and sign the Bratislava Declaration |
| 3rd Aug Bratislava The Bratislava Declaration ffirms unshakable fidelity to Marxism-Leninism & proletarian internationalism & declares an implacable struggle against "bourgeois" ideology and all "antisocialist" forces |
| 1968 | First Secretary | |
| 21st Aug Prague Rep Appointed First Secretary of the Communiust Party of Czech |
| 1968 | Invasion of Czech | |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek calls upon his people not to resist |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Eastern Bloc armies from 5 Warsaw Pact countries invaded the CSSR, Russian tanks ranging in number from 5,000 to 7,000 fill the streets, followed by Warsaw Pact troops ranging from 200,000 to 600,000 |
| 20th Aug Russian troops & vehicles cross the Czech border at 18 points without any resistance |
| 20th Aug The Dubcek reforms go too far for Russia & Russia invades |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep The occupation is followed by a wave of emigration, unseen before and stopped shortly after (estimate: 70,000 immediately, 300,000 in total), typically of highly qualified people |
| 20th Aug The relaxation after the "Prague Spring" ends when 200,000 Soviet troops invade Czech |
| 20th Aug The Soviet Press prints an unsigned request, allegedly by Czechoslovak party and state leaders, for "immediate assistance, including assistance with armed forces" |
| 27th Aug Dubcek returns from the Kremlin announces the repeal of democratic reforms |
| 27th Aug The Russians increase their occupation force to 650,000 |
| 28th Aug The Czech National Assembly declares the Soviet occupation illegal |
| 6th Sep Dubcek bans political clubs |
| 9th Sep At the 14th KSC Party Congress (conducted secretly, immediately following the intervention), it was emphasised that no member of the leadership had invited Russian intervention |
| 4th Oct Czech leaders visit Moscow & agree to dismantle reforms |
| 16th Oct Russia & Czech sign a treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech |
| 1968 | Prague Spring | |
| 5th Jan Prague Rep Starts when Alexander Dubcek comes to power & runs until August 20 when the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies (except for Romania) invade the country |
| April Dubcek launches an "Action Programme" of liberalisations which include increased freedom of the press, emphasis on consumer goods, and the possibilty of a more democratic multi-party government |
| May Anounces the Fourteenth Party Congress will convene on September 9 & incorporate the Action Programme into the party statutes, draft a federalization law, and elect a new Central Committee |
| June Brezhnev and the leadership of the Warsaw Pact countries are concerned about Dubcek's reforms, which they fear weaken the position of the Communist Bloc during the Cold War |
| June Bratislava Representatives from Russia, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia meet in Bratislava and sign the Bratislava Declaration |
| June Russia agrees with Czechoslovakia to withdraw their troops (still stationed in Czechoslovakia since the June maneuvers) and permit the September 9 Party Congress |
| June Warsaw Pact military practice manoeuvers are held in Czechoslovakia in late June |
| 3rd Aug Bratislava In the Bratislava Declaration Russia expresses its intention to intervene in a Warsaw Pact country if a "bourgeois" system-a pluralist system of several political parties is ever established |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek calls upon his people not to resist |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Dubcek, who had been arrested on the night of August 20, ss taken to Moscow for negotiations, it was agreed that Dubcek would remain in office and that a program of moderate reform would continue |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Eastern Bloc armies from 5 Warsaw Pact countries invaded the CSSR, Russian tanks ranging in number from 5,000 to 7,000 fill the streets, followed by Warsaw Pact troops ranging from 200,000 to 600,000 |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep The occupation is followed by a wave of emigration, unseen before and stopped shortly after (estimate: 70,000 immediately, 300,000 in total), typically of highly qualified people |
| 20th Aug The Soviet Press prints an unsigned request, allegedly by Czechoslovak party and state leaders, for "immediate assistance, including assistance with armed forces" |
| 9th Sep At the 14th KSC Party Congress (conducted secretly, immediately following the intervention), it was emphasised that no member of the leadership had invited Russian intervention |
| 1968 | Reform | |
| 20th Aug Prague Rep Tries to introduce more contact with the west & "socialism with a human face" |
| 1968 | Treaty of Warsaw Pact | |
| 16th Oct Prague Rep Russia & Czech sign a treaty on the withdrawal of Warsaw Pact forces from Czech |
| 1969 | Ambassador | |
| 15th Dec Constantinople Rep Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| 1969 | Constitution | |
| 1st Jan Prague Rep Czechoslovakia becomes a two state federation |
| 1969 | Hockey Riots | |
| April Following the Czechoslovak Hockey Riots , Dubcek is forced to resign as First Secretary |
| 1969 | Prague Spring | |
| Dubcek is replaced as First Secretary by Gust v Hus k, and a period of "Normalisation" begins |
| 1969 | Resignation | |
| April Following the Czechoslovak Hockey Riots , Dubcek is forced to resign as First Secretary |
| 1970 | Exile of Dubcek | |
| Prague Rep Exiled after launching a Liberalizing campaign following the Soviet invasion |
| 1989 | Chairman National Assembly | |
| Prague Rep Appointed Chairman of the National Assembly |
| 1989 | Speaker Federal Parliament | |
| 28th Dec Prague Rep Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal parliament on December 28 and V clav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989 |
| 1989 | Velvet Revolution | |
| Supports the Civic Forum of V clav Havel. When Dubcek appears with Havel on a balcony overlooking Wenceslas Square, he is greeted with uproarious applause |
| 28th Dec Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal parliament on December 28 and V clav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989 |
| 1992 | Burial | |
| Nov Sl vicie Udolie Rep Buried in Sl vicie Udolie, in Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1992 | Death | |
| 7th Nov Death of Alexander Dubcek |
