How did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?

Czechoslovakia divides

Rozdělení Československa

1 January 1993. On 1 January 1993 Czechoslovakia split peacefully into two states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, after the two governments agreed on it and the federal…

Where: Czechia

What happened

On 1 January 1993 Czechoslovakia split peacefully into two states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, after the two governments agreed on it and the federal parliament voted for it — without a referendum. It is often called the Velvet Divorce. Czechs and Slovaks still understand each other's languages with little effort, and 1 January is a Czech public holiday.

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Od roku 1993 jsou Česko a Slovensko dva samostatné státy.

Since 1993 Czechia and Slovakia have been two independent states.

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