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List of presidents of Czechoslovakia

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Summary

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Field	Value
post	President
body
Czechoslovakia
native_name	cs
sk
flag	Flag of the President of Czechoslovakia (1918-1939, 1945-1960).svg
flagcaption	Presidential Standard (1918–1960)
image	Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925.PNG
imagecaption	**Longest serving
Tomáš Masaryk**
14 November 1918 – 14 December 1935
style	His Excellency
residence	Prague Castle
Bratislava Castle
(1969–92)
appointer	Federal Assembly
formation
first	Tomáš Masaryk
last	Václav Havel
abolished
superseded_by
deputy	Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1948–1992)

Czechoslovakia sk Tomáš Masaryk** 14 November 1918 – 14 December 1935 Bratislava Castle (1969–92) The president of Czechoslovakia (, ) 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 on 1 January 1993.

In periods when the presidency was vacant, most presidential duties were assumed by the prime minister.

The second section lists the leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) from 1948 to 1989. The post was titled as chairman from 1948 to 1953, first secretary from 1953 to 1971, and general secretary from 1971 to 1989. After the 1948 coup d'état, the KSČ's leader held the real executive power in the country. However, three party leaders (Klement Gottwald, Antonín Novotný, and Gustáv Husák) also served as president at some point in their tenures.

Presidents of Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

;Political parties

;Other factions

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Election	Term of office	Political party	Ref.	Took office	Left office	Time in office	First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)	Independent politician}}"		Czech National Social Party}}"	Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)	Independent politician}}"	Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)	Czech National Social Party}}"	Communist Era (1948–1989)
Czechoslovak Republic (1948–1960), Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1989)	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia}}"		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia}}"		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia}}"		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia}}"		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia}}"		Post–Communist Era (1989–1992)
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1989–1990), Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)	Civic Forum}}"
1	[[File:Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925.PNG	100px]]	Tomáš Masaryk
(1850–1937)	Czech	1918
1920
1927
1934	14 November 1918	14 December 1935		Independent
2	[[File:Edvard Beneš.jpg	100px]]	Edvard Beneš
(1884–1948)	Czech	1935	18 December 1935	5 October 1938		Czechoslovak National Social Party
3	[[File:Emil Hácha 5.jpg	100px]]	Emil Hácha
(1872–1945)	Czech	1938	30 November 1938	15 March 1939		Independent
Occupation (1939–1945)
[[File:Greater arms of Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1945).svg
(2)	[[File:Edvard Beneš.jpg	100px]]	Edvard Beneš
(1884–1948)	Czech	1946	4 April 1945	7 June 1948		Czechoslovak National Social Party
4	[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R90009, Budapest, II. Weltfestspiele, Festumzug, tschechische Delegation (cropped KG).jpg	100px]]	Klement Gottwald
(1896–1953)	Czech	1948	14 June 1948	14 March 1953		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
5	[[File:Portret Antonín Zápotocký, Bestanddeelnr 902-7903.jpg	100px]]	Antonín Zápotocký
(1884–1957)	Czech	1953	21 March 1953	13 November 1957		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
6	[[File:Antonín Novotný 1968.jpg	100px]]	Antonín Novotný
(1904–1975)	Czech	1957
1964	19 November 1957	22 March 1968		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
7	[[File:Ludvík Svoboda 1968.JPG	100px]]	Ludvík Svoboda
(1895–1979)	Czech	1968
1973	30 March 1968	29 May 1975		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
8	[[File:Gustáv Husák - oříznuto.JPG	100px]]	Gustáv Husák
(1913–1991)	Slovak	1975
1980
1985	29 May 1975	10 December 1989		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
9	[[File:Vaclav Havel.jpg	100px]]	Václav Havel
(1936–2011)	Czech	1989
1990	29 December 1989	20 July 1992		Civic Forum

General secretaries of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)

Except for the final office-holder, the leader of the KSČ was de facto the most powerful person in the country during this period.

Title: Chairman (1948–1953) and first secretary (1953–1971).

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Term of office	Ref.	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R90009, Budapest, II. Weltfestspiele, Festumzug, tschechische Delegation (cropped KG).jpg	100px]]	Klement Gottwald
(1896–1953)	Czech	February 1948	14 March 1953
2	[[File:Antonín Novotný 1968.jpg	100px]]	Antonín Novotný
(1904–1975)	Czech	14 March 1953	5 January 1968
3	[[File:Portrait of Alexander Dubcek in August 23rd, 1968 (cropped 2).jpg	100px]]	Alexander Dubček
(1921–1992)	Slovak	5 January 1968	17 April 1969
4	[[File:Gustáv Husák - oříznuto.JPG	100px]]	Gustáv Husák
(1913–1991)	Slovak	17 April 1969	17 December 1987
5	[[File:M Jakeš Praha 2014.JPG	100px]]	Miloš Jakeš
(1922–2020)	Czech	17 December 1987	24 November 1989
6	[[File:No image.png	100px]]	Karel Urbánek
(born 1941)	Czech	24 November 1989	20 December 1989

Timeline

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Presidential standards

File:Flag of the President of Czechoslovakia (1918-1939, 1945-1960).svg|1918–1939, 1945–1960 File:Flag of the President of Czechoslovakia (1960–1990).svg|1960–1990 File:Flag of the President of Czechoslovakia (1990–1992).svg|1990–1992

References

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