Czechoslovak declaration of independence

Czechoslovak Declaration of Independence
Created18 October 1918
LocationWashington, D.C.
Author(s)Czechoslovak National Council
SignatoriesTomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Edvard Beneš
PurposeTo announce and explain separation of Czechoslovakia from Austria-Hungary

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. 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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