Word: recant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...enthusiastic supporter of Alexander Dubček and his liberal reforms of 1968, Zátopek has refused to recant. After the Soviet invasion, the lanky athlete repeatedly reaffirmed his loyalty to Dubček. Before long, he was expelled from the Czechoslovak army (in which he had the rank of colonel), pushed out of his job as an athletic trainer and thrown out of the Communist Party. To support himself and his wife, Zátopek got a position as a well tester on a surveying team. When he was fired from that, too, Zátopek took...