Gustav Husak, who replaced pro-democracy reformer Alexander Dubcek in 1969 and led Czechoslovakia during two decades of communist orthodoxy, died Monday, the official CSTK news agency said. He was 78.

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Husak underwent several operations for cancer last year and was hospitalized Nov. 8. He reportedly had been in a coma since last week.

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