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==History==
==History==
For history before 1900 see [[Prague]]
===Nationalism===
===Nationalism===
The area was long part of the [[Austro Hungarian Empire]] until the Empire collapsed at the end of World War I and the new state was born with Tomáš Masaryk (1850-1937) the first president, serving 1918-1935. He was succeeded by his close ally Eduard Benes (1884-1948).
The area was long part of the [[Austro Hungarian Empire]] until the Empire collapsed at the end of World War I and the new state was born with Tomáš Masaryk (1850-1937) the first president, serving 1918-1935. He was succeeded by his close ally Eduard Benes (1884-1948).