Velvet Divorce
E44316
The Velvet Divorce was the peaceful 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dissolution of state
→
historical event → peaceful dissolution → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
→
|
| characterizedBy |
absence of armed conflict
→
negotiated political agreement → peaceful transition → |
| continent |
Europe
→
|
| countryDissolved |
Czechoslovakia
→
|
| effectiveDate |
1993-01-01
→
|
| endDate |
1993-01-01
→
|
| followed |
Velvet Revolution
→
|
| hasCause |
different economic priorities of Czech and Slovak republics
→
political disagreements between Czech and Slovak leaders → rise of national movements in Czech lands and Slovakia → |
| hasEffect |
creation of independent Czech Republic
→
creation of independent Slovakia → end of Czechoslovakia as a federal state → peaceful split of Czechoslovakia → |
| hasParticipant |
Czech Republic
→
Slovakia → |
| isConsidered |
example of peaceful secession
→
model of negotiated state dissolution → |
| languageOfName |
English
→
|
| legalForm |
dissolution of a federation
→
|
| location |
Czechoslovakia
→
|
| partOf |
post-Cold War political changes in Europe
→
|
| precededBy |
collapse of communist regime in Czechoslovakia
→
federalization of Czechoslovakia → |
| reasonForName |
peaceful nature of the split
→
|
| resultedIn |
Czech Republic
→
Slovakia → |
| sharesNamePatternWith |
Velvet Revolution
→
|
| startDate |
1992-01-01
→
|
| tookPlaceAfter |
end of the Cold War
→
|
| year |
1993
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Slovak Republic Day
→
|
relatedEvent |
|
Czechoslovakia
→
|
significantEvent |