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1945 in Czech Republic

Explore 19 historical events and records for Czech Republic in 1945.

Historical records for Czech Republic in 1945

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April

Constitution of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Establishes a provisional Government with the aid of the Russian liberation forces

Minister of Interior

Nosek, Vaclav ยท Minister of Interior ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Appointed Minister of the Interior

President of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Appointed President of Czechoslovakia. After the Prague uprising at the end of World War II, Benes returned home and reassumed his former position as President

Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia

Fierlinger, Zdenek ยท Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Appointed Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia

Provisional Government

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Establishes a provisional Government with the aid of the Russian liberation forces

Kosice Programme

Benes, Eduard ยท Kosice ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Czechoslovakia

Approves the programme for the restored state.

May

Prague Uprising

Smalcl, Josef ยท Prague ยท Czech Resistance ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Prague uprising begins against German occupation.

June

Election

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Formally elected to his 2nd term as President

President of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Formally elected to his 2nd term as President

October

National Assembly

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Unanimously confirmed as the president of the republic by the National Assembly

President of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Unanimously confirmed as the president of the republic by the National Assembly

November

Second Fierlinger Government

Fierlinger, Zdenek ยท Prague ยท Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czechoslovakia

Begins the Second Fierlinger Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

Other events (month unknown)

Benes Decrees

Benes, Eduard ยท Prague ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Czechoslovakia

Issues decrees reshaping citizenship, property and postwar settlement.

Benes Decrees

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

The Benes decrees Decrees of the President of the Republic expropriated citizens of German and Hungarian ethnicity, and paved the way for the eventual expulsion of the majority of Germans to West and East Germany

Capture of Brno

Svboda, Ludwik ยท Brno ยท Commander of Czech Army Corps ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Helps liberate Brno

Capture of Prague

Svboda, Ludwik ยท Prague ยท Commander of Czech Army Corps ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Helps liberate Prague

Constitution of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

Benes presided over a coalition Government involving Democrats and Communists, with the Communist leader Klement Gottwald as Prime Minister

Constitution of Czechoslovakia

Benes, Eduard ยท President of Czechoslovakia ยท Government / Government of Czech Rep

The Benes decrees Decrees of the President of the Republic expropriated citizens of German and Hungarian ethnicity, and paved the way for the eventual expulsion of the majority of Germans to West and East Germany.

Minister of National Defence

Svoboda, Ludvik ยท Minister of National Defence ยท Government / Communist Party Government

Appointed Minister of Defence

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