Emil Hácha
Third President of Czechoslovakia
Born	July 12, 1872 Trhové Sviny near České Budějovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	June 26, 1945 Prague, Czechoslovakia

Emil Hácha (July 12, 1872-June 26, 1945) was a Czech lawyer, the third Czechoslovakian President, taking office in 1938, and the last president of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Emil Hacha File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Bohemia is also a place in the State of United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... National motto: Truth prevails (Czech: Pravda vítězí) Official language Czech Capital Praha (Prague) President Václav Klaus Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 114th 78,866 km² 2% Population  - Total (2003)  - Density Ranked 76th 10. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát Čechy a Morava) was a German protectorate that arose in central parts of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939 when Germany invaded the western part of former Czechoslovakia, the former Austrian provinces Bohemia and...

Emil Hácha was born on July 12, 1872 in a town of Trhové Sviny. He graduated from a secondary school in České Budějovice and then applied for the law faculty at the University of Prague. After finishing his studies in 1896 he started working for various local courts in Bohemia. Shortly before the World War I he became an advisor to the Highest Court in Vienna. During the war he stayed in Vienna where he met Ferdinand Pantůček. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bohemia is also a place in the State of United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ...

After the Treaty of Versailles Pantůček became the Head of the Senate of the Republic of Czechoslovakia and Hácha became a member of this body. After Pantůček's death in 1925 he was chosen by T. G. Masaryk as his successor. He became one of the most notable lawyers in Czechoslovakia, a specialist in the British common and international law. He was also a translator of English literature (most notably the Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome). He also became a member of the Legislative Council. Woodrow Wilson with the American Peace Commissioners The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 is the peace treaty created as a result of the six-month-long Paris Peace Conference of 1919 which put an official end to World War I. The ceremonial signing of the treaty with Germany occurred June... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (sometimes called Thomas Masaryk in English) (March 7, 1850 - September 14, 1937) advocated Czechoslovak independence and became the first President of Czechoslovakia. ... This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states. ... Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!), published 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. ... Jerome K. Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ...

After the Treaty of Munich and emigration of president Edvard Beneš he was chosen as his successor on November 30, 1938. He was chosen because of his Catholicism and conservatism and because of not being involved in any government that led to the partition of the country. During a night meeting with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring in Berlin on between 14 and 15 of March, 1939 he was threatened with aerial bombardement of Prague and forced to sign a document accepting of incorporation of Bohemia and Moravia into Germany even though he did not consult the parliament beforehand. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Munich Crisis between the major powers of Europe after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938 and concluded on September 29. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945), a German politician who was the founder of the Third Reich (1933-1945), is widely regarded as one of the most significant and reviled leaders in world history. ... Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Hermann Goering in English) ( January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was a prominent and early member of the Nazi party, founder of the Gestapo, and one of the main architects of Nazi Germany. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bohemia is also a place in the State of United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. ... Moravia (Czech: Morava) is the eastern part of the Czech Republic. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ...

Official portrait of Emil Hácha in the late thirties

After the occupation of the remnants of Czechoslovakia on March 16 he became the puppet president of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. In November 1939 he was forced to swear an oath to Hitler and Konstantin von Neurath, the newly-chosen Protector of the rump puppet state. He protested against the German policies and Germanization of former Czechoslovakia. However, to little effect. He also cooperated with the exiled government of Edvard Beneš. Emil Hacha File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Emil Hacha File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát Čechy a Morava) was a German protectorate that arose in central parts of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939 when Germany invaded the western part of former Czechoslovakia, the former Austrian provinces Bohemia and... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (February 2, 1873 - August 14, 1956) was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (Governor) of Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1941 (1943)). He was born in Württemberg, the son of minor Swabian nobility. ... Germanisation as a verb means to expand the German language and culture. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

His situation changed after Reinhard Heydrich became appointed as the Protector of Bohemia and Moravia and replaced von Neurath, considered not harsh enough by Hitler. Hácha lost any influence over the matters in his country and became a puppet. Many of his collaborators and friends were arrested (including the Prime Minister Alois Elias) and shot or sent to the concentration camps. Because of the terror campaign started by Heydrich, Hácha felt that the collaboration with the occupants was the only way he could help his nation. Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Reinhardt, March 7, 1904 - June 4, 1942) was an Obergruppenführer in the Nazi German paramilitary corps - the SS led by Heinrich Himmler. ... The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát Čechy a Morava) was a German protectorate that arose in central parts of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939 when Germany invaded the western part of former Czechoslovakia, the former Austrian provinces Bohemia and... A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ...

According to postwar historians, because of Hácha's poor health, he was not responsible for his actions, at least after February 1943. At least since 1941 his influence on German policies was close to none. After liberation of Prague, on May 13, 1945, Emil Hácha was arrested and transferred immediately to a prison hospital where he died on June 26. After his death, he was buried in an unmarked grave at the Vinohrady cemetery. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ...

He is regarded by many as one of the most tragic characters of all Czechoslovak history. By others he is seen as the most disappointing characters. He collaborated with Hitler's Nazi regime and became the state president in 1939, when Czechoslovakia was overtaken by Hitler and transformed into the protectorate Böhmen und Mähren. Others argue that he tried to save as much of Czechoslovakia's freedom as it was possible. Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945), a German politician who was the founder of the Third Reich (1933-1945), is widely regarded as one of the most significant and reviled leaders in world history. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ...

External link

• Hácha's report on the March 15 meeting in Berlin (http://www.fronta.cz/index.php?dokument=28) (in Czech)

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