Alois Rašín
Alois Rašín (18 October 1867 in Nechanice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary – 18 February 1923 in Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech and Czechoslovakian politician, economist, one of the founders of Czechoslovakia and first Ministry for Finance. He was the author of the first law of Czechoslovakia and creator of the country's currency, the Czechoslovak koruna. Rašín was a representative of conservative liberalism and was mortally wounded in assassination for being viewed as a head of the nation's capitalism.
Alois Rašín | |
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Rašín, c. 1918 | |
| Member of Imperial Council | |
| In office 1911–1917 | |
| Member of Revolutionary National Assembly | |
| In office 1918–1920 | |
| 1st Minister for Finance of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 14 November 1918 – 8 July 1919 | |
| President | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Prime Minister | Karel Kramář |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Horáček |
| Member of National Assembly of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 1920–1923 | |
| 7th Minister for Finance of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 7 October 1922 – 18 February 1923 | |
| President | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Prime Minister | Antonín Švehla |
| Preceded by | Augustin Novák |
| Succeeded by | Bohdan Bečka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1867 Nechanice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 February 1923 (aged 55) Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
| Cause of death | the consequences of the assassination |
| Resting place | Dejvice Prague Bohemia Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Czech Statutory Party Young Czech Party Czech Statutory Democracy Czechoslovak National Democracy |
| Spouse | Karla Jánská |
| Children | Ladislav Rašín Miroslav Rašín Ludmila Rašínová |
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| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician, journalist, economist |
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