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| 1884 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Eduard Benes
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| 1918 | Constitution | |
| Masaryk & Benes found the Czech Republic
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| 1918 | Convention Geneva | |
| Geneva Rep Eden sets up a committee to expel terrorists from Hungay & Yug
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| 1918 | Independence | |
| Masaryk & Benes found the Czech Republic
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| 1918 | Minister | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister
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| 1935 | Diplomacy | |
| 16th May Soviet-Czechoslovakian pact, valid only if France supports both parties
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| 1935 | Pact | |
| 16th May Soviet-Czechoslovakian pact, valid only if France supports both parties
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| 1935 | President | |
| Appointed President of Czechoslovakia
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| 1938 | Communist Party | |
| 20th Oct Sudetenland Rep Czechoslovakia, complying with Nazi policy, outlaws the Communist Party and begins persecuting Jews
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| 1938 | Conference of Munich | |
| 30th Jan Munich Rep Mussolini, Chamberlain & Daladier agree to the German claims to the Sudetenland
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| 29th Oct Munich Rep The Czechs are not invited but Benes attends & is abused by Hitler
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| 29th Oct Munich Rep The future of the Sudentland is discussed by Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier & Mussolini
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| 1938 | Diplomacy | |
| Prague Rep Britain tries to get the Czechs to make concessions to Germany before 12th Sept
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| 24th April Sudetenland Rep The Sudeten German's demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government
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| 20th May Prague Rep Recalls the Czech reservists & mans the border with Germany
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| 11th Aug Sudetenland Rep Under British & French pressure Benes opens negotiations with the Sudetens
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| 4th Sep Sudetenland Rep Henlein rejects Benes' offer of full autonomy for Sudetenland
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| 4th Sep Sudetenland Rep Promises to meet Sudetenland leaders demands knowing they cannot be met
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| 12th Sep Nuremberg Germa Rep In a speech at Nuremberg Hitler demands that Benes meets the German Czech claims
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| 13th Sep Sudetenland Rep The Sudentenland leaders break off negotiations with Benes
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| 18th Sep Sudetenland Rep Britain & France persuade the Czechs to hand over areas greater than 50% German
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| 1938 | Invasion of Czech | |
| 12th Aug Hitler commences mobilzation
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| 1st Oct Sudetenland Rep Czech loses 11,000 sqr miles of territory
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| 1st Oct Sudetenland Rep German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held
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| 20th Oct Sudetenland Rep Czechoslovakia, complying with Nazi policy, outlaws the Communist Party and begins persecuting Jews
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| 1938 | Invasion of Sudetenland | |
| 1st Oct Sudetenland Rep German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held
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| 1938 | Rebellion | |
| 14th Sep Sudetenland Rep The 24 hour rebellion of Sudetenland is crushed
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| 1938 | Resignation | |
| 1st Oct Prague Rep Pressurized into resignation by Hitler after the Munich agreement
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| 1st Oct Signs the Munich Treaty & resigns
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| 1938 | Rule of Slovakia | |
| 2nd Nov Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary
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| 1938 | Treaty of Munich | |
| Oct Signs the Munich Treaty & resigns
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| 1939 | Exile | |
| 18th July London Rep Arrives in London to form a government in exile
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| 1940 | Constitution | |
| 23rd July Leads the Czech Government in exile, 1st in Paris then in London
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| 1940 | Exile | |
| 23rd July Leads the Czech Government in exile, 1st in Paris then in London
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| 1940 | Government | |
| Leads the Czech Government in exile
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| 1940 | President | |
| 23rd July Appointed President of Czech
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| 23rd July Appointed President of Czechoslovakia
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| 1941 | Diplomacy | |
| July Prague Rep The Czech Government in exile is recognized by Great Britain
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| 1945 | Constitution | |
| 3rd April Prague Rep Establishes a provisional government with the aid of the Russian liberation forces
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| 1945 | Government | |
| 3rd April Establishes a provisional government with the aid of the Russian liberation forces
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| 1945 | President | |
| 3rd April Appointed President of Czechoslovakia
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| 1948 | Death | |
| Death of Eduard Benes
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