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Edvard Beneš 🇨🇿

Edvard Beneš (Known as "Beneš")
President of Czechoslovakia (1935–1938, 1945–1948), Foreign Minister, Diplomat
Born 1884-05-28 🇨🇿 Kožlany, Kingdom of Bohemia
Passed Away 1948-09-03 Sezimovo Ústí, Czechoslovakia
Lifespan 64 years old
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Skilled diplomat and statesman who served as Foreign Minister and second President of Czechoslovakia, leading the government-in-exile in London throughout World War II to restore the Czechoslovak state.

Biographical Record

Edvard Beneš was born in Kožlany on May 28, 1884. Earning doctorates in law from Dijon and philosophy from Prague, Beneš became Masaryk's chief diplomatic strategist during World War I, organizing the secret resistance network Maffie.

As Foreign Minister (1918–1935) and President of the League of Nations council, Beneš was a master of international diplomacy. Forced into exile by the disastrous 1938 Munich Agreement, he established the London Czechoslovak government-in-exile, obtaining nullification of Munich and guiding his liberated nation back to peace in 1945.

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Final Resting Place

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Beneš Villa Mausoleum
Sezimovo Ústí, Tábor, Czech Republic
GPS: 49.3850, 14.6850
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