Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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| March 3 2025 | Robert Břešťan published an article detailing Ivan Margolius's ongoing efforts to obtain an apology for his father's murder, tracing attempts from Gottwald to Pavel. |
| November 2024 | Publication of the book 'Persons executed for political reasons in Communist Czechoslovakia' by Petr Mallota, which confirmed Margolius was not an active communist functionary and was focused on professional economic tasks. |
| December 1 2023 | Medium.Seznam.cz published an article asserting Margolius's innocence, describing him as a 'pure technocrat'. |
| December 1 2022 | Historian David Hertl discussed the mystery surrounding Margolius's execution in a Czech Radio Plus programme, highlighting that Margolius held no roles in the government or Communist Party. |
| January 18 2022 | World premiere of 'Le Procès - Prague 1952', a documentary film by Ruth Zylberman about the Slánský trial, featuring Rudolf Margolius's story through the perspectives of his son and granddaughter. |
| March 2019 | Milan Píka, Heliodor Píka's son who was the only person in history to become a general in both the Czech and Slovak armies, passed away. |
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