Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1886–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbulent, and impulsive man".[1]
Quick Facts Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia, President ...
Jan Masaryk | |
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Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 21 July 1940 – 10 March 1948 | |
President | Edvard Beneš |
Prime Minister | Jan Šrámek Zdeněk Fierlinger Klement Gottwald |
Preceded by | German occupation |
Succeeded by | Vladimír Clementis |
Czechoslovakia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1925 – December 1938 | |
President | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Edvard Beneš |
President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
In office 2 August 1946 – 10 March 1948 | |
Preceded by | Post created |
Succeeded by | Nasrollah Entezam |
Personal details | |
Born | Jan Garrigue Masaryk 14 September 1886 Prague, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 10 March 1948(1948-03-10) (aged 61) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Cause of death | Disputed – see text |
Parent | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
Religion | Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren |
1In exile 1940 – April 1945 | |
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