Third Czechoslovak Republic

Czechoslovak state from 1945 to 1948 Czechoslovak RepublicČeskoslovenská republika1945–1948 Flag Coat of arms Motto: Pravda vítězí / Pravda víťazí"Truth prevails"Anthem: Kde domov můj (Czech)Where Is My Home Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Slovak)Lightning Over the TatrasTerritory of the Third Czechoslovak RepublicCapitaland largest cityPragueOfficial languagesCzechoslovak (Czech and Slovak)GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republicPresident • 1945–1948 Edvard Beneš Prime Minister • 1945–1946 Zdeněk Fierlinger• 1946–1948 Klement Gottwald Historical eraCold War• Surrender of Nazi Germany 8 May 1945• Communist seizure of power 25 February 1948 CurrencyCzechoslovak koruna Preceded by Succeeded by Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Slovak Republic Nazi Germany Kingdom of Hungary Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia Fourth Czechoslovak Republic Today part of Czech Republic Slovakia Part of a series on the History of Czechoslovakia Origins of Czechoslovakia1918Washington Declaration1918Treaty of Saint Germain1919Treaty of Trianon1920First Czechoslovak Republic1918–1938Munich Agreement1938Second Czechoslovak Republic1938–1939German occupation1938–1945 Bohemia