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Fráňa Zemínová
Františka "Fráňa" Zeminová (15 August 1882 – 26 September 1962) was a Czechoslovak women's rights activist and politician. In 1920 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia, becoming one of the first group of female parliamentarians in the country. She remained a member of parliament until 1948, after which she was jailed by the communist authorities. Biography Zeminová was born in Dolní Chvatliny, then in Austria-Hungary, in 1882, the youngest of twelve children of a farming couple. She graduated from business school and from the age of 20 until 1918 worked as an accountant and saleswoman in the Prague publishing house I. L. Kober. She had been active in the Czech National Social Party since 1897, but was unable to join until 1912. In 1905, together with Františka Plamínková, she was a co-founder of the Committee on Women's Suffrage and several other women's associations. Her participation in demonstrations brought her to the attention of the Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituent National Assembly (Czechoslovakia)
The Constituent National Assembly (, ) was the unicameral parliament of the Third Czechoslovak Republic, Third Republic of Czechoslovakia from 1946 until 1948. Only one election was ever held, in 1946 Czechoslovak parliamentary election, May 1946. The Constituent National Assembly was a successor to the Interim National Assembly of Czechoslovakia, Interim National Assembly. Democracy in Czechoslovakia ended in the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, Czechoslovak coup d'état of February 1948, where the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Communist Party took power. Democracy was not restored until 41 years later. Presidents of the Constituent National Assembly References External links Joint Czech-Slovak Digital Parliamentary Library {{Authority control Parliaments of Czechoslovakia 1946 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1948 disestablishments Constituent assemblies Defunct unicameral legislatures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Layton (suffragist)
Dorothy Layton, Lady Layton (born ''Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston''; 4 October 1887 – 18 March 1959) was an English suffragist and politician. She was active in the Liberal Party after some wome were given the vote in 1918. She supporting the idea of family allowance and family planning. Life Layton was born in Hampstead in 1887. She was the first of three children born to the suffragist Eleanor Margaret and Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston. Her father was a barrister and they lived in Limpsfield, Surrey. Her parents arranged her education at various places until a bequest enabled her to attend Julia Huxley's Prior's Field School where she made friends with Julian and Aldous Huxley. She went on to attend Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1906 where she continued her suffragism by joining the non-militant National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Her mother was also a suffragist and during tne 1906 general election the two of them were in Surrey canvassibg voters in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The Czech Republic
The Parliament of the Czech Republic () or just Parliament () is the Legislature, legislative branch of the Czech Republic. It meets in Malá Strana, Prague and is composed of 281 total members and Senators. It consists of bicameralism, two chambers, both elected in direct elections: * the Upper House: Senate of the Czech Republic, Senate * the Lower House: Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies Art. 15 of the Constitution stipulates its name as the "Parliament". The Parliament exercises competences usual in parliamentary systems: it holds and passes bills, has the right to Constitutional act of the Czech Republic, modify the Constitution, ratifies international agreements; if necessary, it declares war, approves presence of foreign military forces in the Czech Republic or a dispatch of Czech military forces abroad. History The tradition of modern parliamentarianism in the Czech lands, Bohemian lands dates back to times of the Austrian Empire (and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
The Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk () is an order (decoration), Order of the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution, and re-established in 1994 (following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia). The President of the Czech Republic awards it to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights. Unlike in the past, it is awarded to the Czech citizens and foreigners alike. The order has five classes, of which class I is the highest. The order is named in honor of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, an advocate of Czechoslovak independence and the first President of Czechoslovakia. Design The insignia was designed by Vladimír Oppl. The badge is a blue enameled star-shaped ornament with Masaryk's portrait placed in the center. A medallion placed centrally on the reverse of the badge bears the Greater Coat of arms of the Czech Republic, Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Radio
Czech Radio (, ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic operating continuously since 1923. It is the oldest national radio broadcaster in continental Europe and the second-oldest in Europe after the BBC. Czech Radio was established in 1992 by the Czech Radio Act, which sets out the framework for its operation and finance. It acts as the successor to the previous state-owned Czechoslovak Radio which ceased to exist by 1992. The service broadcasts throughout the Czech Republic nationally and locally. Its four national services are Radiožurnál, Dvojka, Vltava and Plus. Czech Radio operates twelve nationwide stations and another fourteen regional stations. All ČRo stations broadcast via internet stream, digital via DAB+ and DVB, and part analog via terrestrial transmitters. It is based in Prague in a building in Vinohradská třída. History Czechoslovak era ', then ', was established on 18 May 1923, making its first broadcast from a scout tent in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Novotný
Antonín Josef Novotný (; 10 December 1904 – 28 January 1975) was a Czechoslovak politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968, and as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968. An ardent hardliner, Novotný was forced to yield the reins of power to Alexander Dubček during the short-lived reform movement of 1968. Biography Early years Antonín Novotný was born in Letňany, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now part of Prague, Czech Republic). The Novotný family was working class in social origin, and he worked from an early age as a blacksmith.Branko Lazitch with Milorad M. Drachkovitch, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition.'' Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1986; pp. 344–345. Novotný was a charter member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (CPC) at its founding in 1921, and became a professional Communist Party functionary in 1929. In 1935, Novotný was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of Prague, at the confluence of four rivers: Mže, Úhlava, Úslava and Radbuza, together forming the Berounka River. Founded as a royal city in the late 13th century, Plzeň became an important town for trade on routes linking Bohemia with Bavaria. By the 14th century it had grown to be the third largest city in Bohemia. The city was besieged three times during the 15th-century Hussite Wars, when it became a centre of resistance against the Hussites. During the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century the city was temporarily occupied after the Siege of Plzeň. In the 19th century, the city rapidly industrialised and became home to the Škoda Works, which became one of the most important engineering companies in Austria-Hungary and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jihlava
Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, older than Kutná Hora. The historic centre of Jihlava is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Jihlava consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jihlava (41,265) *Antonínův Důl (577) *Červený Kříž (284) *Helenín (1,036) *Henčov (180) *Heroltice (201) *Horní Kosov (3,795) *Hosov (177) *Hruškové Dvory (606) *Kosov (112) *Pávov (465) *Popice (254) *Pístov (162) *Sasov (111) *Staré Hory (1,015) *Vysoká (72) *Zborná (211) Etymology The origin of the Jihlava's name (''Iglau'' in German) is unclear. The most common theory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Czechoslovak Coup D'état
In late February 1948, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia through a coup d'état. It marked the beginning of four decades of the party's rule in the country. The KSČ enjoyed a period of popularity following the reestablishment of pre-war Czechoslovakia. After a successful performance during the 1946 parliamentary election, party leader Klement Gottwald became prime minister of a coalition government at the behest of President Edvard Beneš. By summer 1947, however, the KSČ's popularity had significantly dwindled, and the party was expected to be soundly defeated in the May 1948 elections. This, along with the electoral failures of the French and Italian communist parties, prompted Joseph Stalin to harden his approach and order Gottwald to seize power. On 21 February 1948, twelve non-Communist ministers resigned in protest. They objected to Gottwald's refusal to stop packing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Czechoslovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 30 May 1948. They were the first elections held under Communist rule; the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) had seized complete power four months earlier. The endgame began on 13 February, when a majority of the cabinet demanded that Communist Interior Minister Václav Nosek stop packing the police with Communists. Nosek refused, and was supported by Prime Minister and Communist Party leader Klement Gottwald. On 21 February, 12 non-Communist ministers (out of a total of 27 ministers) resigned, believing that President Edvard Beneš would side with them and force Gottwald to either back down, resign, or call early elections that the Communists would not have time to rig. Beneš initially supported their position, and refused to accept their resignations. By this time, however, Gottwald had dropped all pretense of liberal democracy. He not only refused to resign, but demanded the appointment of a Communist-dominated go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
