Milán Václavík

Milán Václavík (28 March 1928 – 2 January 2007) was a Slovak-origin Czechoslovak military officer with the rank of colonel general.

[4][5] Václavík served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal under the President Gustáv Husák.

[8] On 29 November 1989 Václavík was asked by the Federal Assembly to answer the question to whom the Czechoslovak People's Army was subordinated.

[3] In response Václavík stated that it was subordinated to those who supported socialism, leading to concerns among the Czechoslovak parliamentarians.

[9] Following his removal from office Václavík lost all his credibility due to his support for the continuation of the communist regime in the country.