2014 in the Czech Republic

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Czech Republic .

Incumbents

• President: Miloš Zeman
• Prime Minister: Jiří Rusnok (until 29 January), Bohuslav Sobotka (starting 29 January)

Events

January

• January 1 - Jamal al-Jamal, a Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, is killed in an explosion near his home in Prague. ^[1]
• January 29 - A new coalition government is sworn in, led by Bohuslav Sobotka and consisting of the Social Democrats, the liberalist ANO 2011 and the Christian Democrats. ^[2]

May

• May 21 - Ten men convicted for producing poisoned alcohol that killed more than 30 people in 2012 have been sentenced to prison by a court in the Czech Republic, including 2 life sentences. ^[3]

References

1. "Palestinian diplomat killed in explosion in Prague". 1 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "New Czech centre-left government sworn in". 29 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "Czech bootleg alcohol gang given long jail sentences". 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.