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František Chvalkovský
František Chvalkovský (30 July 1885, Jílové u Prahy – 25 February 1945) was a Czech diplomat and the fourth Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czechoslovakia), foreign minister of Czechoslovakia. Activities during the First Republic In the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, newly-independent Czechoslovakia, Chvalkovský first became a secretary of Interior Minister Antonín Švehla. In 1920, he joined the diplomatic service and participated in the negotiations of the Treaty of Trianon. He later served as ambassador to Japan, the United States, Germany and Italy. After Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement ended the First Republic of Czechoslovakia. Its previous pro-democratic and anti-totalitarian policies gave way to calls for authoritarian government and closer cooperation with Nazi Germany (more information:Czechoslovakia: 1938 - 1939, Second Czechoslovak Republic). The political elite, connected with former Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš, had to leave office and Chvalko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Chvalkovský 1923
František () is a masculine Czech name, Czech and Slovak name, Slovak given name. It is a cognate of Francis (given name), Francis, Francisco, François and Franz (given name), Franz. It can be also surname (feminine: Františková). Notable people with the name include: Given name Arts *Frank Daniel (František Daniel) (1926–1996), Czech film director, producer and screenwriter *František Bartoš (folklorist) (1837–1906), Moravian ethnomusicologist and folklorist *František Bělský, known as Franta Belsky (1921–2000), Czech sculptor *František Bílek (1872–1941), Czech sculptor and architect *František Brikcius, Czech cellist *František Brixi (1732–1771), Czech composer *František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech film director and screenwriter *František Čelakovský (1799–1852), Czech writer and translator *František Čermák (painter) (1822–84), Czech painter *František Doucha (1810–1884), Czech literary translator and writer *František Drdla (1868–1944), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 - 1939
Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von Brauchitsch. Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath is dismi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
