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Edvard Beneš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛdvard ˈbɛnɛʃ] ; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II.
As president, Beneš faced two major crises, which both resulted in his resignation. His first resignation came after the Munich Agreement and subsequent German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, which brought his government into exile in the United Kingdom. The second came about with the 1948 Communist coup, which created a Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Before his time as president, Beneš was also the first foreign affairs minister (1918–1935) and the fourth prime minister (1921–1922) of Czechoslovakia. The de facto leader of the Czech National Social Party, he was known as a skilled diplomat.
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GenderMale
Birthday1884-05-28
Deathday1948-09-03 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceKožlany, Czech Republic
RelationshipsHana Benešová (1909-11-06 - 1948-09-03)
SiblingsBedřich Beneš, Vojta Beneš, Václav Beneš
RelativesEmilie Benes Brzezinski, Václav E. Beneš
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Austria-Hungary
ResidencesBirth house of Edvard Beneš, Czech Republic
Also Known AsEduard Beneš
Awardshonorary citizen of Kladno, honorary citizen of Prague, 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Honorary citizenship of Brno, honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University, Honorary citizenship of Liberec, Honorary citizenship of Nové Město na Moravě, Čestná medaile T. G. Masaryka, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, Honorary citizenship of Moravské Budějovice, Honorary citizenship of Třebíč, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Star of Karađorđe, Czechoslovak War Cross 1918, Order of the Crown of Italy, Order of St. Sava, honorary citizenship, Order of the Crown, Order of the White Lion
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