When Did Czechoslovakia Split?
In 1918, Czechoslovakia declared its independence from Austria-Hungary, becoming the region’s first autonomous state. The Munich Agreement caused Germany to gain the Sudetenland in 1938 while losing more territory to Poland and Hungary. As one of the successor nations to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia was created in October 1918 in line with the conditions of…
In 1918, Czechoslovakia declared its independence from Austria-Hungary, becoming the region’s first autonomous state. The Munich Agreement caused Germany to gain the Sudetenland in 1938 while losing more territory to Poland and Hungary.
As one of the successor nations to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia was created in October 1918 in line with the conditions of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The modern-day countries of Slovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, and Carpathian Ruthenia were included. In its area were some of the most developed regions of the old Austria-Hungary.
The new country, a multiethnic state, included the peoples of the Czech and Slovak nations. Slovaks made up 16% of the population, Germans 22%, Hungarians 5%, and Rusyns 4%, with Czechs making up 51%.
When Did Czechoslovakia Split?
The Czechoslovakia State ceased to exist on December 31, 1992. The communist government was destroyed and a democratic parliamentary republic was restored after the Velvet Revolution in late 1989.
The nation was renamed immediately after the Velvet Revolution as the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, which comprised both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) until its peaceful collapse on December 31, 1992.
