President Klaus unveils monument to predecessor Benes

President Václav Klaus unveiled a monument to Edvard Beneš, Czechoslovakia’s second president, in the latter’s home town of Kožlany on Saturday. At the unveiling ceremony, Mr Klaus praised Beneš as a true democratic politician, who helped contribute to the building of what is now the Czech state. The statue was unveiled to mark the late Beneš’s 124th birthday. Beneš was president of Czechoslovakia between 1935-1938 and again between 1945-1948. He was also head of the Czech government in exile in London during the Second World War.