Andrej Hlinka

Andrej Hlinka Historical Figure Nationality: Czechoslovakia (born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire) Year of Birth: 1864 Year of Death: 1938 Cause of Death: Kidney cancer Religion: Catholicism Occupation: Cleric, Politician, Author of Non-Fiction, Activist Political Party: Slovak People's Party Political Office(s): Czechoslovakian Legislator Fictional Appearances: The War That Came Early POD: July 20, 1936; Relevant POD: September 29, 1938 Appearance(s): Hitler's War Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

Andrej Hlinka (27 September 1864 - 16 August 1938) was a Slovak politician and Catholic priest, one of the most important Slovak public activists and nationalists in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War. He was the leader of the Slovak People's Party, papal chamberlain (since 1924), inducted papal protonotary (since 1927), member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia and chairman of the St. Vojtech Group (organization publishing religious books).

Andrej Hlinka in The War That Came Early

Although Andrej Hlinka died six weeks before Germany attacked Czechoslovakia in October 1938, his nationalist legacy lived on in the Hlinka Guard, which gladly accepted German support for an independent Slovak State, and in turn aided Germany militarily, hastening the fall of Czechoslovakia just over a month after the beginning World War II. Hlinka's successor as leader of the Slovak People's Party, Father Jozef Tiso, became President of the Slovak State.