Edvard Beneš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛdvard ˈbɛnɛʃ] ( listen); 17 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia twice, from 1935–1938 and 1939–1948. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs (1918–1935), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1921–1922) and the President of Czechoslovakia in exile (1939–1945). A member of the Czechoslovak National Social Party, he was known as a skilled diplomat.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Bene%C5%A1