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Československá republika
Republic of Czechoslovakia
1918 – 1939 - 1947
Flag of Czechoslovakia COA of Czechoslovakia
Motto
Czech: Pravda vítězí ("Truth prevails")
Anthem
Kde domov můj, Nad Tatrou sa blýska and Podkarpatskiji Rusíny
Location of Czechoslovakia
Capital Prague
Official language Czech, Slovak, German, Rusyn
Government Republic
Head of state
- 1918-1935
- 1935-1939
President
Tomáš G. Masaryk
Edvard Beneš
Head of government
- 1918-1919
- 1935-1938
- 1938-1939
Prime Minister
Karel Kramář
Milan Hodža
Jan Syrový
Area 140,800 km²
Population 14,800,000 (1938)
Independence
From Austria-Hungary:

October 28, 1918
Currency Czechoslovak koruna

Czechoslovakia, officially the Republic of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Československá republika) was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 (upon declaring its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire) until March 15, 1939 (when it was annexed by Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Hungary following the Axis invasion of the country).

The independence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed on October 28, 1918, by the Czechoslovak National Council in Prague. Several ethnic groups and territories with different historical, political, and economic traditions had to be blended into a new state structure. In the face of such obstacles, the creation of Czechoslovak democracy has been considered by many to be a triumph.

Initial authority within Czechoslovakia was assumed by the newly created National Assembly on November 14, 1918. Because territorial demarcations were uncertain and elections impossible, the provisional National Assembly was constituted on the basis of the 1911 elections to the Austrian parliament with the addition of fifty-four representatives from Slovakia. National minorities were not represented; Sudeten Germans declared themselves part of Austria in the spirit of President Wilson's principle of self determination, and Hungarians remained loyal to Hungary. The National Assembly elected Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as its first president, chose a provisional government headed by Karel Kramář, and drafted a provisional constitution.

Politics of Czechoslovakia[]

Czechoslovakia COA large

The large Coat of Arms of the Republic of Czechoslovakia.

To a large extent, Czechoslovak democracy was held together by the country's first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. As the principal founding father of the republic, Masaryk was regarded similar to the way George Washington is regarded in the United States. Such universal respect enabled Masaryk to overcome seemingly irresolvable political problems. Even to this day, Masaryk is regarded as the symbol of Czechoslovak democracy.

Foreign Relations[]

The Russian Empire is the Main Ally of Czechoslovakia.

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