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Artur London

Artur London (1 February 1915 – 8 November 1986) was a Czechoslovak communist politician and co-defendant in the Slánský Trial in 1952. Though he was sentenced to life in prison, he was freed in 1955; he then settled in France with his wife Lise London. In 1968 he published his memoirs in ''L'Aveu'' (''The Confession''), a book which resonated internationally, adapted by Costa-Gavras as the movie of the same name. Provided by Wikipedia