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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

1850–1937 · 20th century · Also known as Tomas Masaryk

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937) was a Czech philosopher and politician who led the campaign abroad for Czechoslovak independence during the First World War. He became the first president of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and was re-elected three times before retiring in 1935, shaping the country's democratic and liberal political culture.

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
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