List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia

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This is a list of presidents of Czechoslovakia, both elected and acting. It also lists leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the time when that party held a leading role in the state (1948-1989).

     Slovak National Party / Agrarian Party of Czechoslovakia      Czech National Social Party      Communist Party of Czechoslovakia      Civic Forum / Civic Democratic Party      Non-partisan      Military

# Name Picture Took office Left office Political Party
1 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk November 14, 1918 December 14, 1935 Non-partisan
— Milan Hodža
(Acting)		 December 14, 1935 December 18, 1935 Slovak National Party
Agrarian Party of Czechoslovakia
2 Edvard Beneš December 18, 1935 October 5, 1938 Czechoslovak National Socialist Party
— Jan Syrový
(Acting)		 October 5, 1938 November 30, 1938 Military
3 Emil Hácha November 30, 1938 March 15, 1939 Non-partisan
4 Edvard Beneš April 4, 1945 June 7, 1948 Czechoslovak National Socialist Party
— Klement Gottwald
(Acting)		 June 7, 1948 June 14, 1948 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
5 Klement Gottwald June 14, 1948 March 14, 1953
— Antonín Zápotocký
(Acting)		 March 14, 1953 March 21, 1953 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
6 Antonín Zápotocký March 21, 1953 November 13, 1957
— Viliam Široký
(Acting)		 November 13, 1957 November 19, 1957 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
7 Antonín Novotný November 19, 1957 March 22, 1968 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
— Jozef Lenárt
(Acting)		 March 22, 1968 March 30, 1968 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
8 Ludvík Svoboda March 30, 1968 May 28, 1975 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
9 Gustáv Husák May 29, 1975 December 10, 1989 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
— Marián Čalfa
(Acting)		 December 10, 1989 December 29, 1989 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
10 Václav Havel December 29, 1989 July 20, 1992 Civic Forum / Civic Democratic Party
— Jan Stráský
(Acting)		 July 20, 1992 December 31, 1992 Civic Democratic Party

[edit] Leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 1945 – 1989

(These – except for the last one – had the de facto real executive power.)

# Name Picture Took office Left office
1 Klement Gottwald April 1945 14 March 1953
2 Antonín Novotný 14 March 1953 5 January 1968
3 Alexander Dubček 5 January 1968 17 April 1969
4 Gustáv Husák 17 April 1969 17 December 1987
5 Milouš Jakeš 17 December 1987 24 November 1989
6 Karel Urbánek 24 November 1989 20 December 1989

[edit] See also

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