Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:22:03 +0200https://english.radio.cz/long-shadow-dr-benes-8547744© 2026 Radio Prague International The first ever direct presidential election brought renewed focus on a trauma that continues to haunt Czech society even sixty years after it occurred. The forced deportations of some three million Germans from Czechoslovakia after the end of WWII still divide Czech society, as does the historical role of Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš, who sanctioned the move. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/benes_edvard7.jpg?timestamp=1747410057 https://english.radio.cz/long-shadow-dr-benes-8547744 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9