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Biography
Edvard Beneš was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II.
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Awards & recognition
- Zborov Commemorative Medal · 1947
- honorary citizen of Kladno · 1946
- honorary citizen of Chrudim · 1945
- honorary citizen of Nové Město na Moravě · 1945
- honorary citizenship · 1945
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- honorary doctor of Comenius University · 1937
- honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University · 1937
- honorary citizen of Brno · 1936
- honorary citizen of Chrudim · 1936
- honorary citizen of Moravské Budějovice · 1936
- honorary citizen of Třebíč · 1935
- honorary citizenship · 1934
- honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg · 1922
- doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · 1921
- Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy · 1921
- Order of the Crown of Romania · 1921
- Order of St. Sava · 1920
- Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 · 1919
- 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle
- Čestná medaile T. G. Masaryka
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- honorary citizen of Liberec
- honorary citizen of Prague
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
- Order of the Star of Karađorđe
- Order of the White Lion
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1948 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1947 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1945 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1939 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1938 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1927 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1926 · nominated
