Jirí Stríbrný
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Jiří Stříbrný was a Czech politician
. He was one of the "founding fathers" of the Czechoslovak Republic, but became a quite controversial figure later on. He died in prison in 1955, after being charged with World War II collaboration, although the specifics of that remain unclear.
In 1926, Stříbrný will be ejected from the Czechoslovak Socialist Party
, just a short time after general Radola Gajda
was forced down from the military. Gajda openly admitted to be a supporter of Italian fascism, although some would say he was fired on command of Tomáš Masaryk
and Edvard Beneš
. Gajda was outing his grievances through the press holdings of Stříbrný, which did not sit well with the Socialist Party leadership, under Beneš (although Stříbrný was not particularly fond of Beneš as well).
Stříbrný founded his own party, the Slovak Socialist Party (Stranu slovanských socialistů), later Radical Socialist Party (Stranu radikálních socialistů), with which he participated in local elections. He cooperated with Gajda and Charles Pergler
in the 1929 elections (Liga proti vázaným kandidátním listinám), getting elected to the Chamber of Deputies again. In the 1930s, he worked with Karel Kramář
in the National Union (Národní sjednocení), which also included the likes of František Mareš
. At the end of the Second World War, Stříbrný was arrested and charged with collaboration. He died in Valdice
prison in 1955.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He was one of the "founding fathers" of the Czechoslovak Republic, but became a quite controversial figure later on. He died in prison in 1955, after being charged with World War II collaboration, although the specifics of that remain unclear.
In 1926, Stříbrný will be ejected from the Czechoslovak Socialist Party
Czech National Social Party
Czech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic...
, just a short time after general Radola Gajda
Radola Gajda
Radola Gajda, born as Rudolf Geidl, was a Czech/Montenegrin military commander and politician.- Early years :...
was forced down from the military. Gajda openly admitted to be a supporter of Italian fascism, although some would say he was fired on command of Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Masaryk
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , sometimes called Thomas Masaryk in English, was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician, sociologist and philosopher, who as an eager advocate of Czechoslovak independence during World War I became the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia, also was...
and Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš was a leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia. He was known to be a skilled diplomat.- Youth :...
. Gajda was outing his grievances through the press holdings of Stříbrný, which did not sit well with the Socialist Party leadership, under Beneš (although Stříbrný was not particularly fond of Beneš as well).
Stříbrný founded his own party, the Slovak Socialist Party (Stranu slovanských socialistů), later Radical Socialist Party (Stranu radikálních socialistů), with which he participated in local elections. He cooperated with Gajda and Charles Pergler
Charles Pergler
Karel Pergler, known also by Anglicized Charles Pergler was a Czech-American lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician. He was a Czechoslovak First Republic ambassador to the United States and Japan.Pergler was born in Liblín, Bohemia, but moved to the United States at a young age...
in the 1929 elections (Liga proti vázaným kandidátním listinám), getting elected to the Chamber of Deputies again. In the 1930s, he worked with Karel Kramář
Karel Kramár
Karel Kramář was a Czech politician.- Biography :Leader of the Young Czech Party in Austria-Hungary and later of the National Democratic Party in Czechoslovakia...
in the National Union (Národní sjednocení), which also included the likes of František Mareš
František Mareš
František Mareš was a Czechoslovak professor of physiology and philosophy, and nationalist politician. He was rector of the Charles University in 1920-21, and member of the National Democrats.-Life:...
. At the end of the Second World War, Stříbrný was arrested and charged with collaboration. He died in Valdice
Valdice
Valdice is a village and municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. A former Carthusian monastery is located here, it is now used as a prison....
prison in 1955.
Further reading
- Libor Vykoupil: Jiří Stříbrný. Portrét politika. (Jiří Stříbrný. Portrait of a polician.), Brno, Masaryk UniversityMasaryk UniversityMasaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the third Czech university , it now consists of nine faculties and 42,182 students...
, 2003, ISBN 80-86488-11-X.