Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:58:02 +0200President honours war veterans, scientists, artists, and ordinary citizenshttps://english.radio.cz/president-honours-war-veterans-scientists-artists-and-ordinary-citizens-8626255© 2026 Radio Prague International Friday, October 28, was a state holiday in the Czech Republic as the nation marked the 87th anniversary of the foundation of independent Czechoslovakia. High state officials visited the grave of the first Czechoslovak president Tomas Garrigue Masaryk and politicians and war veterans came together for a reception at the National Museum. At a ceremony at Prague Castle, President Vaclav Klaus awarded 23 state medals. The highest order was given to two WWII veterans, who later suffered at the hands of the Communist regime. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/28rijen.jpg?timestamp=1591462785 President honours war veterans, scientists, artists, and ordinary citizens https://english.radio.cz/president-honours-war-veterans-scientists-artists-and-ordinary-citizens-8626255 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9