1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état

When

25 Feb 1948

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

50.09° N, 14.42° E

Description

1948 coup in Czechoslovakia

Soviet-backed coup

In late February 1948, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia through a coup d'état. It marked the beginning of four decades of the party's rule in the country.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Czechoslovakia”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état: Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, cedes control of the country to the Communist Party, a day celebrated by that regime…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Februarumsturz: Der kommunistische Ministerpräsident der Tschechoslowakei, Klement Gottwald, ersetzt die zwölf zurückgetretenen bürgerlichen Minister seiner…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “coup de Prague, la Tchécoslovaquie bascule dans le camp communiste avec l’appui de la diplomatie soviétique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “チェコスロヴァキアで、ソ連の後ろ盾を受けた共産主義勢力によるクーデターが成功（勝利の2月）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page