| NEW CZECH PRESIDENT LUDVIK SVOBODA Czech Communist Party vote to elect a new president. Ludvik Svoboda wins. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 9034 | |
| Catalog #: | 234374 | |
| Clip Number: | 234374-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4360 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:32 - 01:24:20 | |
| Location: | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia, Bohemia), Prague POLITICS: Political Party, Communist WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Czechoslovakia 1968 | |
| Description: | MS Guns firing to announce naming of new president. Svoboda addresses the members of Parliment. MS Flag being hoisted on Parliament Building after announcement. Var. shots as the new president Ludvik Svoboda makes his way through a packed Parliament Square and addresses crowd from balcony. | |
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