Czechoslovakia Splits into Two Republics
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Geography
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia
- Date: January 1, 1993
Article abstract: Czechoslovakia splits into two republics in a peaceful process known as the “Velvet Divorce,” offering a sharp contrast to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia at roughly the same time.
Summary of Event
The victors of World War I created Czechoslovakia, along with a number of other countries, out of the territories that had belonged to the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire. The new Czechoslovakian state drew together the “Czech lands” of Bohemia and Moravia with the northern Hungarian territory of Slovakia. Czechoslovakia’s...
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