nov 14, 1918 - Allies recognized Tomáš Masaryk as head of the provisional Czechoslovak government creating Czechoslovakia

Description:

With the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, the Allies recognized Masaryk as head of the provisional Czechoslovak government. On 14 November of that year, he was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the National Assembly in Prague while he was in New York.

Added to timeline:

Date: