Josef Frank (politician)

Josef Frank
Portrait of Frank from the MNB collection held at the Security Services Archive
Born(1909-02-25)25 February 1909
Prostějov, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died3 December 1952(1952-12-03) (aged 43)
Pankrác Prison, Prague, Czechoslovak Republic
Cause of deathJudicial murder
Years active1926–1952
Era20th century
Known forDefendant in the Slánský trial
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
MovementCommunism
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging
AwardsHero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Josef Frank (25 February 1909, Prostějov – 3 December 1952, Prague) was a Czech communist politician.

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