Karel Kramář
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Karel Kramář (27 December 1860 – 26 May 1937) was a Czech politician. He was a representative of the major Czech political party, the Young Czechs, in the Austrian Imperial Council from 1891 to 1915 (where he was also known as Karl Kramarsch), becoming the party leader in 1897.
Karel Kramář | |
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Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 14 November 1918 – 8 July 1919 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vlastimil Tusar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1860-12-27)27 December 1860 Vysoké nad Jizerou, Austrian Empire |
Died | 26 May 1937(1937-05-26) (aged 76) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | Old Czech Party Young Czech Party National Democracy National Unification |
Occupation | Politician |
During the First World War, Kramář was imprisoned for treason against Austria-Hungary but later released under an amnesty. In 1918, he headed the Czechoslovak National Committee in Prague, which declared independence on 28 October. Kramář became the first Prime Minister of the new state but resigned over policy differences less than a year later. Although he remained a member of the National Assembly until his death in 1937, his conservative nationalism was out of tune with the main political establishment, represented by the figures of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš.