1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
Part of the Cold War
Pro-Communist demonstrations before the coup
Date 21–25 February 1948 Location Czechoslovakia Result Appointment of a communist-dominated government
Belligerents
President National Socialist Party[a] People's Party Democratic Party Social Democracy (anti-communist factions)	Prime Minister Communist Party Social Democracy (pro-communist factions) Supported by:  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Edvard Beneš  Petr Zenkl Jan Šrámek Jozef Lettrich Bohumil Laušman	Klement Gottwald Rudolf Slánský Václav Nosek Václav Kopecký Zdeněk Fierlinger

In late February 1948, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia through a coup d'état.