Jaroslav Bašta
Jaroslav Bašta | |
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Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 19 September 2000 – 2005 | |
President | Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Luboš Dobrovský |
Succeeded by | Miroslav Kostelka |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine | |
In office December 2007 – March 2010 | |
President | Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Karel Štindl |
Succeeded by | Ivan Počuch |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 9 October 2021 – 7 April 2024 | |
In office 1 June 1996 – 14 September 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | ČSSD (1994–2019) | 15 May 1948
Spouse | Dara Baštová |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Charles University |
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Jaroslav Bašta (15 May 1948 – 7 April 2024) was a Czech politician and diplomat. He was a signatory of
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000.[2] He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.[3]
In 2021, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD).
On 10 September 2022, SPD announced it would nominate Bašta for the 2023 Czech presidential election.[4] He was also endorsed by the Tricolour Citizens' Movement[5] and the Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS).[6] He finished fifth of eight candidates in the first round on 14 January 2023, with 4.45% of the vote.[7]
Bašta died after a long illness on 7 April 2024, aged 75.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jaroslav Bašta". vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Pecinová, Hana (17 January 2010). "Po aféře s vízy končí velvyslanec Bašta. Důvod? Zdraví". Aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Kandidátem hnutí SPD na prezidenta bude poslanec Bašta". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Jaroslav Bašta – Mír je pro naše politiky sprosté slovo". Tricolour Citizens' Movement (in Czech). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Tomáš Vandas twitter status". Twitter (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Biben, Martin (14 January 2023). "Bašta v druhém kole nikoho nepodpoří, řekl po porážce. Okamura to chce ještě vyhodnotit". hn.cz (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- iDNES.cz. Mafra. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Jaroslav Bašta". Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 9 April 2024.