Portraits of three notable statesmen who helped in the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 after World War I:
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) was a Slovak astronomer, French general, diplomat, and co-founder of Czechoslovakia who helped organize the Czechoslovak legions during World War I.
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937) was a Czech philosopher, statesman, and the first president of Czechoslovakia, widely regarded as the founder of the democratic Czechoslovak state.
- Edvard Beneš (1884–1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the second president of Czechoslovakia and played a central role in its creation and postwar restoration.
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