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Czechoslovak declaration of independence
Declaration of independence of a Czechoslovak nation from the Austro-Hungarian empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Czechoslovak Declaration of Independence or the Washington Declaration (Czech: Washingtonská deklarace; Slovak: Washingtonská deklarácia) (German) Washingtoner Erklärung ((Hungarian)Washingtoni Nyilatkozat was drafted in Washington, D.C., and published by Czechoslovakia's Paris-based Provisional Government on 18 October 1918.[1] The creation of the document, officially the Declaration of Independence of the Czechoslovak Nation by its Provisional Government (Czech: Prohlášení nezávislosti československého národa zatímní vládou československou), was prompted by the imminent collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of which the Czech and Slovak lands had been part for almost 400 years, following World War I.
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Created | 18 October 1918 |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Author(s) | Czechoslovak National Council |
Signatories | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Milan Rastislav Štefánik Edvard Beneš |
Purpose | To announce and explain separation of Czechoslovakia from Austria-Hungary |
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