Czechoslovakia

Československo
Česko‑Slovensko
CapitalPrague (Praha)
Common languagesCzech · Slovak · German · Hungarian · Yiddish · Rusyn
Demonym(s)Czechoslovak
GovernmentFirst Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)
Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)
Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1990)
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)
President
• 1918–1935
Tomáš G. Masaryk
1935–1938 · 1945–1948
Edvard Beneš
• 1938–1939
Emil Hácha
• 1948–1953
Klement Gottwald
• 1953–1957
Antonín Zápotocký
• 1957–1968
Antonín Novotný
• 1968–1975
Ludvík Svoboda
• 1976–1989
Gustáv Husák
• 1989–1992
Václav Havel
Prime Minister
• 1918–1919 (first)
Karel Kramář
• 1992 (last)
Jan Stráský
Historical era20th century
• Independence
28 October 1918
• German occupation
1939
• Liberation
9 May 1945
• Coup d'etat
25 February 1948
• Velvet Revolution
November–December 1989
• Dissolution
31 December 1992