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Independence of Czechoslovakia

Czech Republic · Government / Government of Czech Rep. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records
1915–1990Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1915

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1915

London · Government / Government of Czech Rep

One of the first members of staff of the newly formed School of Slavonic and East European Studies, initially a department of King's College London

1917

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1917

Government / Government of Czech Rep

After the February Revolution in 1917 he proceedes to Russia to help organize Slavic resistance to the Austrians, so-called Czechoslovak Legions

1918

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk26 October 1918

Government / Government of Czech Rep

Speaking from the steps of Independence Hall in Philadelphia as head of the Mid-European Union, Masaryk calls for the independence of the Czechoslovaks and other oppressed peoples of Central Europe

Eduard Benes1918

Government / Government of Czech Rep

Masaryk and Benes found the Czech Republic

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1918

Government / Government of Czech Rep

Masaryk and Benes found the Czech Republic after the break up of the Austro

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1918

Government / Government of Czech Rep

With the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, the Allies recognize Masaryk as head of the Provisional Czechoslovak Government. Travels to the United States, where he convinces President Woodrow Wilson of the rightness of his cause.

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1918

Prague · Government / Government of Czech Rep

Independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is granted

1920

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk1920

Government / Government of Czech Rep

Elected the first President of Czechoslovakia

1990

Vaclav Havel26 February 1990

Government / Government of Czech Rep

Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991

Names involved

Eduard BenesThomas Garrigue MasarykVaclav Havel

Provenance

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