Ludvík Svoboda (25 November 1895, Hroznatín, Moravia--20 September 1979, Prague) was a Czechoslovak national hero who fought in both World Wars and was later the president of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
Ludvík Svoboda (25 November 1895, Hroznatín, Moravia--20 September 1979, Prague) was a Czechoslovak military leader and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he is regarded as a national hero, and was later the president of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.