List of presidents of Czechoslovakia
| President of Czechoslovakia
Czech: Prezident Československa Slovak: Prezident Česko-Slovenska | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Prague Castle Bratislava Castle (1969–92) |
| Appointer | Federal Assembly |
| Formation | 14 November 1918 |
| First holder | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Final holder | Václav Havel |
| Abolished | 31 December 1992 |
| Succession |  Václav Havel Michal Kováč |
The President of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Prezident Československa, Slovak: Prezident Česko-Slovenska) was the head of state of Czechoslovakia, from the creation of the First Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 until the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic in 1992.
General Secretaries of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)
[change | change source]Except for the final office-holder, they each held a strong executive power in the country de facto. Title: Chairman (1948–1953) and First Secretary (1953–1971).
| No. | Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Ethnicity | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Klement Gottwald | 1896–1953 | Czech | February 1948 | 14 March 1953 |
| 2 | 
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Antonín Novotný | 1904–1975 | Czech | 14 March 1953 | 5 January 1968 |
| 3 | 
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Alexander Dubček | 1921–1992 | Slovak | 5 January 1968 | 17 April 1969 |
| 4 | 
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Gustáv Husák | 1913–1991 | Slovak | 17 April 1969 | 17 December 1987 |
| 5 | 
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Miloš Jakeš | 1922–2020 | Czech | 17 December 1987 | 24 November 1989 |
| 6 | 
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Karel Urbánek | 1941– | Czech | 24 November 1989 | 20 December 1989 |
Timeline
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