What is Vasiľ Biľak?
[[File:Vasil Bilak1a.jpg|thumb|Vasil Biľak in an undated photo.]] '''Vasiľ Biľak''' (11 August 1917 &ndash; 6 February 2014) was a [[Slovaks|Slovak]] [[Communism|communist]] leader. He was born in [[Krajná Bystrá]], [[Austria-Hungary]]. His family were [[Rusyns]]. He first worked as a [[tailor]] and then became a [[politician]]. First, from 1955 until 1971, he was a member of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)|Communist Party of Slovakia]] (ÚV KSS). Biľak was, from November 1968 until December 1988, a secretary of ÚV KSČ with important impact on the [[foreign policy]] of the party. From 1960 until 1989, he was a part of the National Assembly, later the Federal Assembly. Vasiľ Biľak died on 6 February 2014 in [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]. He was aged 96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/former-czechoslovak-conservative-communist-leader-bilak-dies/1039753|title=Former Czechoslovak conservative communist leader Bilak dies|date=6 February 2014|publisher=[[Novinky.cz|Novinky]]|accessdate=6 February 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilak, Vasil}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Czechoslovak communists]] [[Category:Czechoslovak politicians]] [[Category:Slovak politicians]]