Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | |
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 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1925 | |
| President of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 14 November 1918 – 14 December 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Beneš |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1850 Hodonín, Margraviate of Moravia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 14 September 1937 (aged 87) Lány, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Young Czech Party (1890–1893) Realist Party (1900–1918) |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Garrigue |
| Children | Alice (1879–1966) Herbert (1880–1915) Jan (1886–1948) Eleonor (1890–1890) Olga (1891–1978) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Profession | Philosopher |
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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk[a] (7 March 1850 – 14 September 1937) was a Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist, and philosopher. Until 1914, he advocated restructuring the Austro-Hungarian Empire into a federal state. With the help of the Allied Powers, Masaryk gained independence for a Czechoslovak Republic as World War I ended in 1918. He co-founded Czechoslovakia together with Milan Rastislav Štefánik and Edvard Beneš and served as its first president.
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- ↑ Czech: [ˈtɔmaːʐ ˈɡarik ˈmasarik]