Antonín Švehla (15 April 1873, in
Prague
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– 12 December 1933 in Prague) was a
Czechoslovak
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**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
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politician. He served three terms as the
prime minister of Czechoslovakia. He is regarded as one of the most important political figures of the
First Czechoslovak Republic
The First Czechoslovak Republic ( cs, První československá republika, sk, Prvá česko-slovenská republika), often colloquially referred to as the First Republic ( cs, První republika, Slovak: ''Prvá republika''), was the first Czechoslo ...
; he was the leader of the
Agrarian Party, which was dominant within the
Pětka, which was largely his own invention. Švehla is also credited with the slogan of the Pětka: "We have agreed that we will agree."
He supported professor
T. G. Masaryk in his fight for Czechoslovak independence.
[Preclík, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (Masaryk and legions), váz. kniha, 219 pages, first issue vydalo nakladatelství Paris Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karvina, Czech Republic) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím (Masaryk Democratic Movement, Prague), 2019, , pages 5 - 32, 36 - 39, 41 - 42, 106 - 107, 111-112, 124–125, 128, 129, 132, 140–148, 184–199.]
The garden of the European Campus of Sciences Po Paris in Dijon, France is named "Garden of the Agrarians of Antonín Švehla (1873–1933)" in memory of Antonín Švehla.
References
Further reading
* Daniel E Miller, ''Forging Political Compromise: Antonín Švehla and the Czechoslovak Republican Party, 1918–1933'', University or Pittsburgh Press, 1999.
See also
*
First Republic of Czechoslovakia
The First Czechoslovak Republic ( cs, První československá republika, sk, Prvá česko-slovenská republika), often colloquially referred to as the First Republic ( cs, První republika, Slovak: ''Prvá republika''), was the first Czechoslo ...
1873 births
1933 deaths
Politicians from Prague
People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants politicians
Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia
Government ministers of Czechoslovakia
Members of the Revolutionary National Assembly of Czechoslovakia
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1920–1925)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1925–1929)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1929–1935)
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