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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 Philosophical Revolution, City Journal, Winter 2010; Velvet Revolution on totalita.cz Detailed day-to-day history with key documents quoted (in Czech only). Shortened version was used as a source for Chronology above. Velvet Revolution on Prague-life A shortened version of the Velvet Revolution. In the footsteps of November 17 ...
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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.
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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.
Velvet (Sirius XM), a contemporary pop music channel on the Sirius XM subscription service; Velvet Film, a Germany-based film production company founded by Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck in 1986; Velvet painting, a type of painting distinguished by the use of velvet (usually black velvet) as the support, in place of canvas, paper, or similar ...