Jozef Lettrich (17 June 1905 — 29 November 1969) was a Slovak writer and politician. Lettrich is best known as the leader of the non-Communist,

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between 1944 and 1948. Lettrich opposed the

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-allied Ľudaks who ruled Slovakia during World War II, and he was one of the organizers of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising. After the war, his party won the majority of Slovak votes in the

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. Following the Communist Uprisings of February 1948, he fled Slovakia for the

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where he was one of the most prominent Czechoslovak emigres, known for his anti-

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writings.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lettrich, Jozef 1905 births 1969 deaths People from Žilina District People from the Kingdom of Hungary Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1944) politicians Members of the Interim National Assembly of Czechoslovakia Slovak emigrants to the United States Slovak National Uprising Slovak anti-communists Speakers of the National Council (Slovakia)