List of presidents of Czechoslovakia
The President of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Prezident Československa, Slovak: Prezident Česko-Slovenska) was the head of state of Czechoslovakia, from the creation of the First Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 until the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic in 1992.
| President of Czechoslovakia
Czech: Prezident Československa Slovak: Prezident Česko-Slovenska | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Prague Castle Bratislava Castle (1969–92) |
| Appointer | Federal Assembly |
| Formation | 14 November 1918 |
| First holder | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Final holder | Václav Havel |
| Abolished | 31 December 1992 |
| Succession |  Václav Havel Michal Kováč |
General Secretaries of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)
Except for the final office-holder, they each held a strong executive power in the country de facto. Title: Chairman (1948–1953) and First Secretary (1953–1971).
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Klement Gottwald | 1896–1953 | Czech | February 1948 | 14 March 1953 |
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Antonín Novotný | 1904–1975 | Czech | 14 March 1953 | 5 January 1968 |
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Alexander Dubček | 1921–1992 | Slovak | 5 January 1968 | 17 April 1969 |
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Gustáv Husák | 1913–1991 | Slovak | 17 April 1969 | 17 December 1987 |
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Miloš Jakeš | 1922–2020 | Czech | 17 December 1987 | 24 November 1989 |
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Karel Urbánek | 1941– | Czech | 24 November 1989 | 20 December 1989 |
Timeline
List Of Presidents Of Czechoslovakia Media
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925
Edvard Beneš - president of Czechoslovakia
Эмиль Гаха (1872—1945)
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Edvard Beneš - president of Czechoslovakia
Antonín Zápotocký - Rudé právo - 19.12.1948
Ludvík Svoboda (Author - Stanislav Tereba)
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