October 28th - Czechoslovak Independence Day

28.10.2024 / 13:23 | Aktualizováno: 28.10.2024 / 13:35

28th October commemorates the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state in 1918, when its independence from Austria-Hungary was declared on Wenceslas Square in Prague. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was appointed the first President and Karel Kramář became the Prime Minister of the new government, which was formed in November 1918 on the basis of the Czechoslovak National Council.