Victorious February 1948
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Victorious February 1948 refers to the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia that brought the Communist Party to power and marked the beginning of four decades of one-party rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victorious February 1948 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Communist revolution
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coup d'état ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collectivization of agriculture
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nationalization of industry ⓘ show trials and political repression ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
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Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorious February NERFINISHED ⓘ Únor 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
postwar political crisis in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
pressure from the Soviet Union ⓘ resignation of non-Communist ministers ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-02-25 ⓘ |
| field |
Cold War history
ⓘ
Czechoslovak history ⓘ |
| followedBy | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Communism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Czechoslovak security forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet advisors ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Czech
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| location | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edvard Beneš NERFINISHED ⓘ Klement Gottwald NERFINISHED ⓘ National Front government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | combination of political pressure and control of security forces ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe
ⓘ
beginning of the Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Czechoslovak Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Prague Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Velvet Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Communist Party monopoly of power in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
beginning of four decades of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ consolidation of Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia ⓘ election of Klement Gottwald as president ⓘ establishment of a one-party state ⓘ purges of non-Communist politicians ⓘ resignation of President Edvard Beneš ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a key turning point in the Stalinization of Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
marked the end of parliamentary democracy in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| significantDate | 1948-02-25 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-02-20 ⓘ |
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
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