Peter Colotka was a Slovak academic, lawyer and politician.
17 Facts About Peter Colotka
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Peter Colotka was the prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1988.
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Peter Colotka studied law at Comenius University in Bratislava and graduated in 1950.
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Peter Colotka was the prorector of the university from 1959 to 1961.
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Peter Colotka served at the International Court of Justice at the Hague from 1963 to 1968.
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Peter Colotka became a professor of civil law in 1964.
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Peter Colotka was a member of both the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the Slovak Communist Party.
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Peter Colotka became a member of the Czechoslovak Communist Party's presidium in April 1969 and of its central committee in May 1971.
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Peter Colotka was elected to the Slovak Communist Party's presidium in May 1969 and to the central committee in May 1971.
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Peter Colotka was appointed prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic on 4 May 1969, replacing Stefan Sadovsky in the post.
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Peter Colotka served as deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1988.
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Peter Colotka resigned from premiership on 12 October 1988 and was replaced by Ivan Knotek in the post.
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Peter Colotka resigned from the Czechoslovak Communist Party's presidium in October 1988.
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Peter Colotka was appointed Czechoslovak ambassador to France in late 1988 and served in the post until 19 January 1990.
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Peter Colotka was among the communist leaders who were interrogated about their role in the 1968 Soviet invasion.
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On 11 July 1990, Peter Colotka was arrested and accused of embezzlement, abuse of power and theft.
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Peter Colotka was ultimately acquitted of all charges in 1994.