Category:Karel Šváb (1904)

**Karel Šváb**
	Czech communist politician (1904-1952)
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Name in native language	Karel Šváb;
Date of birth	13 May 1904; Prague
Date of death	3 December 1952; Prague
Manner of death	capital punishment;
Cause of death	hanging;
Country of citizenship	Czechoslovakia;
Occupation	politician; spy; police officer; communist;
Member of political party	Social Democracy;
Field of work	politics; communist party; public security; police force;
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Čeština: Karel Šváb (* 13. května 1904 Praha – 3. prosince 1952 Praha) byl československý komunistický funkcionář a představitel Státní bezpečnosti. Po komunistickém převratu se podílel na represích proti odpůrcům režimu a zejména na čistkách v KSČ. Jeho kariéra vyvrcholila v roce 1950, kdy se stal náměstkem ministra národní bezpečnosti. V rámci vnitrostranických čistek byl zatčen, jako jeden z obžalovaných v procesu se Slánským odsouzen k trestu smrti a popraven.
English: Karel Šváb (* 13 May 1904 in Prague - 3 December 1952 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak communist official and a representative of the State Security. After the communist coup d'état, he participated in the repression of opponents of the regime and especially in the purges in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. His career culminated in 1950 when he became Deputy Minister of National Security. He was arrested as part of the internal party purges, sentenced to death as one of the defendants in the Slánský trial and executed.