Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovak diplomat and politician (1886-1948) · Czechia · Politicians · Died at 61
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Something wrong?Jan Garrigue Masaryk was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbulent, and impulsive man".
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1991Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st classAward1948Died10 March 1948Honorary Citizen of BrnoAwardHonorary Doctorate of the Masaryk UniversityAward1947Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAwardHonorary Citizen of BratislavaAwardHonorary Citizen of KopřivniceAwardHonorary Citizen of PříborAward1946Honorary Citizen of PragueAward1917Medal for BraveryAward1886Born14 September 1886
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Flag of the World Federation of United Nations Associations of which Jan Masaryk was president from 1947 to 1948.
Grave of the Masaryk family in Lány cemetery
Memorial plaque with Masaryk's quote "Pravda vítězí, ale dá to fušku" (The truth prevails, but it's a chore). It is a reference to the Czechoslovak national motto Pravda vítězí (Truth prevails).
Jan Masaryk with Laurence Steinhardt, the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.Awards
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deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1948 · aged 61
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