Jozef Tiso

Jozef Tiso was a Slovak Catholic priest and politician who served as president of the wartime Slovak State from 1939 to 1945. His government collaborated with Nazi Germany and deported tens of thousands of Slovak Jews; he was executed in 1947.

Alexander Mach: A Slovak fascist politician who served as interior minister and commander of the Hlinka Guard during World War II. As interior minister, Mach helped implement the regime’s antisemitic policies and deportations.
Slovak State: A formally independent, authoritarian Slovak republic established in 1939 under strong German influence and dissolved in 1945. It was the state whose presidency Tiso held and whose government enacted his policies.
Hlinka Slovak People's Party: A Slovak nationalist and Catholic political party that dominated the wartime Slovak State. Tiso rose to power through the party and led it after its founder’s death.
Slovak National Council: A body formed during the Slovak National Uprising that claimed political authority for Slovakia and opposed the wartime regime. It represented an alternative Slovak authority to Tiso’s government during the uprising.
Vojtech Tuka: A Slovak fascist politician and prime minister of the wartime Slovak State from 1939 to 1944. Tuka pressed for closer alignment with Nazi Germany and promoted the deportation of Jews.
Hlinka Guard: A Slovak fascist paramilitary organization that supported the ruling Hlinka Slovak People's Party and enforced its authority. The Guard helped intimidate opponents and enforce antisemitic measures under Tiso’s government.
Andrej Hlinka: A Slovak Catholic priest and nationalist politician who founded the Hlinka Slovak People's Party. Hlinka’s political movement supplied Tiso’s party, symbols, and claims to national leadership.
People's Court (Czechoslovakia): A postwar Czechoslovak tribunal that tried prominent wartime collaborators and officials. The court convicted Tiso of treason and collaboration before his execution.
Ferdinand Ďurčanský: A Slovak nationalist politician who served briefly as foreign minister of the wartime Slovak State. His early role shows how Slovak nationalists built the state Tiso would lead.
Jewish Code: A 1941 Slovak decree that codified discriminatory restrictions and exclusions against Jews. Its enactment shows how Tiso’s regime translated antisemitism into law.

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