President of Czechoslovakia - Definition and Overview

This is a list of presidents of Czechoslovakia. It also lists leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the time when that party held a leading role in the state (1948-1989)

Presidents of Czechoslovakia

• Tomáš Masaryk: 14 November 1918 - 14 December 1935
• Milan Hodža (acting): 14 - 18 December 1935
• Edvard Beneš: 18 December 1935 - 5 October 1938
• Jan Syrový (acting): 5 October - 30 November 1938
• Emil Hácha: 30 November 1938 - 15 March 1939
• Edvard Beneš: 4 April 1945 - 7 June 1948
  • in exile, 21 July 1940 - 2 April 1945
• Klement Gottwald: 14 June 1948 - 14 March 1953
• Antonín Zápotocký: 21 March 1953 - 13 November 1957
• Viliam Široký (acting): 13 - 19 November 1957
• Antonín Novotný: 19 November 1957 - 22 March 1968
• Josef Lenárt (acting): 22 - 30 March 1968
• Ludvík Svoboda: 30 March 1968 - 28 May 1975
• Gustáv Husák: 29 May 1975 - 10 December 1989
• Marián Čalfa (acting): 10 - 29 December 1989
• Václav Havel: 29 December 1989 - 20 July 1992
• Jan Stráský (acting): 20 July - 31 December 1992

Leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 1945-1989

(These - except for the last one - had the real executive power.)

• Klement Gottwald: April 1945 - 14 March 1953
• Antonín Novotný: 14 March 1953 - 5 January 1968
• Alexander Dubček: 5 January 1968 - 17 April 1969
• Gustáv Husák: 17 April 1969 - 17 December 1987
• Miloš Jakeš: 17 December 1987 - 24 November 1989
• Karel Urbánek: 24 November - 20 December 1989

See also: List of Presidents of the Czech Republic, List of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, List of rulers of Slovakia, List of Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia, List of Czech monarchs, Lists of incumbents.