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The dissolution of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Rozdělení Československa, Slovak: Rozdelenie Československa), which took effect on December 31, 1992, was the self-determined secession of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic (also known as Czechia) and Slovakia.
The last period in Czechoslovak history began with the Velvet Revolution from 17 to 28 November 1989 that overthrew the communist government, and ended with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993.
The Velvet Revolution (Czech: Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Slovak: Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989.
The atmosphere Harris encountered was “carnival like” and markedly peaceful. “There didn’t appear to be any threat or menace,” he later recalled.Wenceslas Square, the symbolic heart of ...
Over the following two years, more substantial disputes arose between the two halves of the federation. In 1992, Czech and Slovak politicians agreed to split the country into the two states of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic—the so-called Velvet Divorce—which became effective on 1 January 1993.
1993 January 1 — Czechoslovakia is dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the "Velvet Divorce". 1999 June 23 — Belgium and The Netherlands make a small border change at the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. [36] [37] 2001 August 28 — Andorra and France exchange land to allow the Andorran Envalira Tunnel to connect to the French RN22.
The non-violent political revolution in Czechoslovakia that led to the velvet divorce, i.e., its dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Federal republics in Czechoslovakia. The Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation (Czech: Ústavní zákon o československé federaci, Slovak: Ústavný zákon o česko-slovenskej federácii) was a constitutional law in Czechoslovakia adopted on 27 October 1968 and in force from 1 January 1969 to 1 January 1993.