oct 1, 1944 - Czechoslovak coup d'état
Description:
Benes gave in to communist demands and handed his cabinet over to the party. Rigged elections were held in May to validate the communist victory. Benes then resigned and his former foreign minister Jan Masaryk died under very suspicious circumstances (thrown to his death?)Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 1, 1944
Now
~ 80 years ago