   during world war ii, czechoslovakia disappeared from the map of europe. the re-emergence of czechoslovakia as a sovereign state was not only the result of the policies of the victorious western allies, france, britain and the united states, but also an indication of the strength of the czechoslovak ideal embodied in the first czechoslovak republic. however, at the conclusion of world war ii, czechoslovakia fell within the soviet sphere of influence, and this circumstance dominated any plans or strategies for postwar reconstruction. consequently, the political and economic organisation of czechoslovakia became largely a matter of negotiations between edvard beneÅ¡ and communist party of czechoslovakia (ksÄ) exiles living in moscow. in february 1948, the communist party of czechoslovakia seized full power in a coup d'etat. although the country's official name remained the czechoslovak republic until 1960, when it was changed to the czechoslovak socialist republic, february 1948 is considered the end of the third republic. == years == ===1945=== the so-called third republic (1945-1948) came into being in april 1945. its government, installed at [[koÅ
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