Czech Republic timeline By ApolloFish18 Sep 2, 1347 Coronation of Charles IV, King of Bohemia Period: Sep 2, 1347 to Jan 1, 1993 History Of Czech Republic Nov 14, 1918 Tomas Garrigue Masaryk begins his presidency of an independant Czechoslovakia Dec 14, 1935 Masaryk ends his presidency May 5, 1945 Prague Uprising Begins and ends 3 days later Feb 25, 1948 President Edvard Beneš gave in to the demands of Communist Prime Minister Klement Gottwald and appointed a cabinet dominated by Communists Jan 1, 1993 Dissolution of Czechslovakia takes effect