Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

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The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, often called the Velvet Divorce, was the peaceful 1993 split of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
separation of states
state dissolution
affectedPopulation Czech population
Slovak population
alsoKnownAs Velvet Divorce
borderStatus Czech–Slovak border remained peaceful
characterizedAs negotiated
non-violent
peaceful
citizenshipOutcome creation of separate Czech citizenship
creation of separate Slovak citizenship
comparison contrasted with violent breakups of Yugoslavia
continent Europe
countryDissolved Czechoslovakia
dividedInstitution Czechoslovak Army
surface form: Czechoslovak armed forces

Czechoslovak currency system
Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia
surface form: Czechoslovak federal parliament

Czechoslovak federal property
effectiveDate 1993-01-01
followedBy creation of separate Czech and Slovak armed forces
establishment of independent Czech Republic
establishment of independent Slovakia
introduction of separate Czech and Slovak currencies
hasCause differing national aspirations of Czechs and Slovaks
disputes over economic reforms
political disagreements between Czech and Slovak leaders
internationalRecognition Czech Republic recognized as successor state
Slovakia recognized as successor state
keyFigure Vladimír Mečiar
Václav Klaus
languageOutcome continuation of Czech as official language in Czech Republic
continuation of Slovak as official language in Slovakia
legalBasis Dissolution of Czechoslovakia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitutional Act on the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
location Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
negotiatedBy Czech political leaders
Slovak political leaders
partOf post-Cold War political changes in Europe
precededBy Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
surface form: Velvet Revolution

federalization of Czechoslovakia
processType peaceful breakup of a federation
resultedInCreationOf Czech Republic
Slovakia
timePeriod early 1990s
year 1993

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Velvet Divorce alsoKnownAs Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
CSK usedUntil Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
this entity surface form: dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia legalBasis Dissolution of Czechoslovakia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Constitutional Act on the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
CSHHF dissolutionReason Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
this entity surface form: dissolution of Czechoslovakia