Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
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The Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 was a Communist Party–led takeover that ended multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia and established a pro-Soviet communist regime at the start of the Cold War.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
→
coup d’état → political event → |
| alsoKnownAs |
February coup
→
Victorious February → Únor 1948 → |
| cause |
Communist control of key ministries including the Interior Ministry
→
power struggle between communists and non-communists in the National Front government → pressure from the Soviet Union to secure a friendly regime → |
| commemoratedAs |
Day of the Victorious February in communist-era Czechoslovakia
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| consequence |
establishment of a one-party state
→
integration of Czechoslovakia into the Eastern Bloc → suppression of political opposition → |
| country |
Czechoslovakia
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| endDate |
1948-02-25
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|
| followedBy |
adoption of the Ninth-of-May Constitution
→
establishment of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic → |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
→
pro-Soviet communism → |
| impact |
contributed to the formation of NATO
→
strengthened Western support for the Marshall Plan → |
| keyFigure |
Edvard Beneš
→
Jan Masaryk → Klement Gottwald → Ludvík Svoboda → Václav Nosek → |
| ledBy |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
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|
| legalForm |
government reshuffle approved by the president
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|
| location |
Prague
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|
| method |
mass demonstrations organized by communists
→
political pressure on President Edvard Beneš → use of security forces controlled by the Communist Interior Ministry → |
| opposedBy |
non-communist parties of the National Front
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|
| partOf |
Sovietization of Eastern Europe
→
early Cold War crises → |
| politicalContext |
start of the Cold War
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| precededBy |
Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1946
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|
| relatedEvent |
suspicious death of Jan Masaryk in March 1948
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| result |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia seized full political power
→
beginning of four decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia → end of multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia → establishment of a pro-Soviet communist regime → formation of a new communist-dominated government → resignation of non-communist ministers → |
| significantDate |
1948-02-25
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| startDate |
1948-02-17
→
|
| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
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|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
("Únor 1948")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Czechoslovak Communist Party
("1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état")
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cameToPowerBy |
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Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
("Day of the Victorious February in communist-era Czechoslovakia")
→
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commemoratedAs |
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Czechoslovak Army
("Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948")
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notableEvent |
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Czechoslovakia
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significantEvent |