About Bohumil Jílek
Lived 1892 – 1963 (aged 70). Bohumil Jílek was a Czech writer, journalist, politician and labor leader.
Bohumil Jílek (17 October 1892 – 3 August 1963) was a Czechoslovak politician.
Life Jílek was born in Deštná in the Jindřichův Hradec District, the son of Jan Jílek, a local policeman, and his wife Františka née Vosolová.
From 1925 to 1929 he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Deposed by Klement Gottwald, he joined a new parliamentary club called Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Leninists). He then worked as a journalist. After 1948, he left for France and later emigrated to the United States.
He died in 1963 in New York City.
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Who was Bohumil Jílek?
Czech politician (1892-1963)
When was Bohumil Jílek born?
Bohumil Jílek was born on 17 October 1892 in Deštná.
When did Bohumil Jílek die?
Bohumil Jílek died on 3 August 1963 in New York City.
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Bohumil Jílek was a writer, journalist, politician and labor leader.
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Bohumil Jílek was Czech.
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