Funeral of Clement Gottwald

Czechoslovakia. Funeral flags and portraits of K. Gottwald on the buildings of the streets of Prague in the days of farewell to K. Gottwald. Members of the government of Czechoslovakia A. Zapototsky and V. Shiroky at the airport meet the Soviet delegation headed by N. A. Bulganin and the Chinese delegation headed by Chou-En-Lai. Farewell ceremony with the body of K. Gottwald in the Spanish hall of the Prague Kremlin: members of the government of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet, Chinese, Polish delegations lay wreaths and take turns in the guard of honor at the coffin. The funeral procession moves through the streets of Prague. Funeral rally on Wenceslas Square in Prague: Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia A. Zapototsky and the head of the Soviet delegation N. A. Bulganin address the audience. The coffin with the body of K. Gottwald in the mausoleum; honor guard at the coffin. View of the National Liberation Museum.

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1953