Edvard Beneš: Architect of Czechoslovakia

Edvard Beneš was a pivotal Czech statesman who served as Czechoslovakia's second president, first from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. A key figure in the country's founding and foreign policy, he navigated the nation through the tumultuous interwar period, led its government-in-exile during World War II, and ultimately faced the tragic Communist takeover in 1948.