Dubcek
Alexander, 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1968–69.
noun
Alexander (ˈaleksandə). 1921–92, Czechoslovak statesman. His reforms as first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party prompted the Russian invasion of 1968
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