Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
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The Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 was a Communist Party–led takeover that ended multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia and established a pro-Soviet communist regime at the start of the Cold War.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T349324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 Context triple: [Czechoslovakia, significantEvent, Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948]
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Prague Spring
Prague Spring was a brief period of political liberalization and reform in communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 that was ultimately crushed by a Soviet-led invasion.
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B.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a nationwide uprising against Soviet-imposed policies and control in Hungary, briefly challenging communist rule before being violently suppressed by Soviet forces.
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C.
Slovak National Uprising
The Slovak National Uprising was a major 1944 anti-Nazi insurrection in World War II Slovakia, led by resistance forces seeking to overthrow the collaborationist regime and restore Czechoslovakia.
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D.
Polish October 1956
Polish October 1956 was a political thaw and reform movement in communist Poland that led to the rise of Władysław Gomułka and a partial loosening of Soviet control.
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E.
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were a wave of largely peaceful uprisings that led to the collapse of communist regimes across Central and Eastern Europe and marked the end of the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 Target entity description: The Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 was a Communist Party–led takeover that ended multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia and established a pro-Soviet communist regime at the start of the Cold War.
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A.
Prague Spring
Prague Spring was a brief period of political liberalization and reform in communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 that was ultimately crushed by a Soviet-led invasion.
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B.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a nationwide uprising against Soviet-imposed policies and control in Hungary, briefly challenging communist rule before being violently suppressed by Soviet forces.
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C.
Slovak National Uprising
The Slovak National Uprising was a major 1944 anti-Nazi insurrection in World War II Slovakia, led by resistance forces seeking to overthrow the collaborationist regime and restore Czechoslovakia.
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D.
Polish October 1956
Polish October 1956 was a political thaw and reform movement in communist Poland that led to the rise of Władysław Gomułka and a partial loosening of Soviet control.
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E.
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were a wave of largely peaceful uprisings that led to the collapse of communist regimes across Central and Eastern Europe and marked the end of the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
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coup d’état ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
February coup
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Victorious February ⓘ Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Únor 1948
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| cause |
Communist control of key ministries including the Interior Ministry
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power struggle between communists and non-communists in the National Front government ⓘ pressure from the Soviet Union to secure a friendly regime ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs |
Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Day of the Victorious February in communist-era Czechoslovakia
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| consequence |
establishment of a one-party state
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integration of Czechoslovakia into the Eastern Bloc ⓘ suppression of political opposition ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-02-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
adoption of the Ninth-of-May Constitution
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establishment of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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pro-Soviet communism ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the formation of NATO
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strengthened Western support for the Marshall Plan ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Edvard Beneš
ⓘ
Jan Masaryk ⓘ Klement Gottwald ⓘ Ludvík Svoboda ⓘ Václav Nosek ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Czechoslovak Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
|
| legalForm | government reshuffle approved by the president ⓘ |
| location | Prague ⓘ |
| method |
mass demonstrations organized by communists
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political pressure on President Edvard Beneš ⓘ use of security forces controlled by the Communist Interior Ministry ⓘ |
| opposedBy | non-communist parties of the National Front ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet interventions in Eastern Europe
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surface form:
Sovietization of Eastern Europe
early Cold War crises ⓘ |
| politicalContext | start of the Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1946 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | suspicious death of Jan Masaryk in March 1948 ⓘ |
| result |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia seized full political power
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beginning of four decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ end of multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia ⓘ establishment of a pro-Soviet communist regime ⓘ formation of a new communist-dominated government ⓘ resignation of non-communist ministers ⓘ |
| significantDate | 1948-02-25 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-02-17 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 Description of subject: The Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948 was a Communist Party–led takeover that ended multiparty democracy in Czechoslovakia and established a pro-Soviet communist regime at the start of the Cold War.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
this entity surface form:
Únor 1948
Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
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commemoratedAs
→
Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Day of the Victorious February in communist-era Czechoslovakia
this entity surface form:
Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948
this entity surface form:
Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948
this entity surface form:
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
this entity surface form:
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
this entity surface form:
Únor 1948
this entity surface form:
Czechoslovak February coup
this entity surface form:
1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état
this entity surface form:
Czechoslovak coup d’état of February 1948