Jindřich Nermuť (1917–1990). Z životních osudů rolníka, poslance, poúnorového exulanta a „Australana“

• Authors: Pavel Kreisinger

Title variants

EN

Jindřich Nermuť (1917–1990). The Life and Fate of a farmer, Member of Parliament, post-coup exile and ‘Australian’

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This biographical study looks at the political activities of farmer and People’s Party Member of Parliament, Jindřich Nermuť (1917–1990), who went into exile following the Communist coup of February 1948. The contribution describes in particular his political activities during the era of the so-called Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948), the circumstances of his departure abroad and his first years in exile (1948–1949). It then looks at his activities in exile and expatriate associations in Australia, specifically Tasmania (1950–1990), which ended with his premature death. The communist-controlled Czechoslovak intelligence services showed great interest in Nermut’s political activities even before the Communist coup. This interest reached a peak in 1959 when a surveillance file with the codename ‘The Australian’ was opened on him.

Keywords

EN

History; 20th century; Czechoslovakia; Czechoslovak People’s Party; February 1948 coup; exile; Australia; Tasmania

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 221-254

Contributors

author

Pavel Kreisinger

• Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Palackého Olomouc, Czech Republic