= Emil Hácha = '''Emil Hácha''' was a politician in the late [[Austria/Democratization#February_Patent|Austro-Hungarian Empire]], a founding figure in the [[Czechia/Democratization#First_Czechoslovak_Republic|First Czechoslovak Republic]], and the first [[Czechia/Presidents|president]] of Czechoslovakia. <> ---- == History == Hácha received a doctorate of law from the University of [[Czechia/Prague|Prague]]. ---- == Policies == === Supreme Court === Hácha served as deputy president and then president of the '''Supreme Administrative Court''' of [[Czechia/Democratization#First_Czechoslovak_Republic|Czechoslovakia]]. === Presidency === Following the [[WorldHistory/MunichAgreement|Munich Betrayal]], [[Czechia/EdvardBenes|Beneš]] resigned as [[Czechia/Presidents|president]]. Hácha's short presidency is considered to be the [[Czechia/Democratization#Second_Czechoslovak_Republic|Second Republic]]. Czechoslovakia was quickly further partitioned by the [[WorldHistory/FirstViennaAward|First Vienna Award]]. In March 1939, Hácha met with [[Germany/AdolfHitler|Hitler]] in [[Germany/Berlin|Berlin]]; he was told that Czechoslovakia would be immediately invaded. Czechoslovakia was then forced to became a client state. Shortly thereafter, Czechoslovakia was annexed by Germany and became a '''Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia'''. ---- == Legacy == Hácha was arrested when the [[WorldHistory/SovietUnion|USSR]] captured [[Czechia/Prague|Prague]] and died in detention. ---- CategoryRicottone