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
Standard of the President (1918–1960)
StyleHis Excellency
ResidencePrague Castle
Bratislava Castle
(1969–92)
AppointerFederal Assembly
Formation14 November 1918
First holderTomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Final holderVáclav Havel
Abolished31 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).

No. Portrait Name Lifespan Ethnicity Took office Left office
1 Klement Gottwald 1896–1953 Czech February 1948 14 March 1953
2 Antonín Novotný 1904–1975 Czech 14 March 1953 5 January 1968
3 Alexander Dubček 1921–1992 Slovak 5 January 1968 17 April 1969
4 Gustáv Husák 1913–1991 Slovak 17 April 1969 17 December 1987
5 Miloš Jakeš 1922–2020 Czech 17 December 1987 24 November 1989
6 Karel Urbánek 1941– Czech 24 November 1989 20 December 1989

Timeline
Václav HavelGustáv HusákLudvík SvobodaKlement GottwaldEdvard BenešEdvard BenešTomáš Garrigue Masaryk




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