Name Jiri Stribrny | Role Politician | |
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Born 14 January 1880
Rokycany, Kingdom of Bohemia ( 1880-01-14 ) Occupation politician, businessman Died January 21, 1955, Valdice, Czech Republic Political party Czech National Social Party, Party of National Unity | ||
Jiří Stříbrný, rokycanský rodák a jeho podíl na vzniku Československa
Jiri Stribrny (14 January 1880 – 21 January 1955) was a Czech politician. He was one of the "founding fathers" of the Czechoslovak Republic, but became a quite controversial figure later on. He died in prison in 1955, after being charged with World War II collaboration, although the specifics of that remain unclear.
In 1926, Stribrny was expelled from the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, just a short time after General Radola Gajda was forced to stand down from the military. Gajda openly admitted to being a supporter of Italian fascism, although some would say he was fired on command of Tomas Masaryk and Edvard Benes. Gajda expressed his grievances through the press holdings of Stribrny, which did not sit well with the Socialist Party leadership, under Benes (although Stribrny was not particularly fond of Benes himself).
Stribrny founded fascist party, the Slavic Socialist Party (Stranu slovanskych socialistu), later known as the National league (Narodni ligu), through which he participated in local elections. He cooperated with Gajda and Charles Pergler in the 1929 elections (Liga proti vazanym kandidatnim listinam), getting elected to the Chamber of Deputies again. In the 1930s, he worked with Karel Kramar in the National Union (Narodni sjednoceni), which also included the likes of Frantisek Mares. At the end of the Second World War, Stribrny was arrested and charged with collaboration. He died in Valdice prison in 1955.