Emil Hácha
Emil Hácha | |
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Hácha c. 1940s | |
| State President of Bohemia and Moravia | |
| In office 16 March 1939 – 9 May 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Rudolf Beran (acting, 1939) Alois Eliáš (1939–41) Jaroslav Krejčí (1941–45) Richard Bienert (1945) |
| President of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 30 November 1938 – 14 March 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Syrový (1938) Rudolf Beran (1938–39) |
| Preceded by | Edvard Beneš |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Beneš |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1872 Trhové Sviny, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 27 June 1945 (aged 72) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Resting place | Vinohrady Cemetery |
| Political party | National Partnership |
| Spouse | |
| Education | University of Prague |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Emil Dominik Josef Hácha (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛmɪl ˈɦaːxa]; 12 July 1872 – 27 June 1945) was a Czech lawyer, the president of Czechoslovakia from November 1938 to March 1939. In March 1939, after the breakup of Czechoslovakia, Hácha was the nominal president of the newly proclaimed German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.