Karel Sladkovský (22 June 1823 – 4 March 1880) was a

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lawyer, politician and journalist.

Early life and education

Born the son of a tailor in

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in Prague, Sladkovský studied gymnasium of Malá Strana and later finished studies of law at the University of Vienna. He was presented at Prague Slavic Congress and later took part in the

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of 1848 as a Prague student leader during the fights on the barricades. He was arrested and also accused of involvement in the May Conspiracy. Initially sentenced to death in 1850, he was later pardoned and given 20 years in prison. Finally he was released in 1857 due to a general

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. In 1861, he received official rehabilitation. From 1860 he worked as an editor at the newspapers ''Čas'', ''Hlas'' and ''

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''. He later became one of the most prominent figures in Czech public life during the era of late

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: with interruptions he served as a member of the

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from 1862 to 1880, also was a leading spokesman of the Czech national movement and keynote speaker at the laying of the foundation stone of the National Theatre. Sladkovský was member of a National Party (

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) and later a co-founder of the

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in 1874. He and František Ladislav Rieger negotiated with the government about the return of Czech deputies to the Reichsrat. In 1879 Sladkovský was elected for the mandate again, but was unable to assume office due to ill health. Karel Sladkovský died on 4 March 1880, aged 56. He was buried at

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to the tomb created by sculptor

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Memorials

Since the time of his death he was popularly commemorated by building the statues or renaming the streets and squares after him, including Sladkovského Square in Prague-

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Early life and education

Memorials

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