Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1918 to 1992 CE, about 74 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

Founded under Tomas Masaryk in 1918, it was carved up by Germany in 1938 to 1939 and ruled by communists from 1948 to 1989. It split peacefully at the end of 1992.

See Czechoslovakia on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1918 to 1992 CE

Duration

74 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Prague

Came from

• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Austria-Hungary 1867 to 1918 CE

Became

• Czech Republic 1993 CE to the present
• Slovakia 1993 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1939 Second World War begins
• 1957 Treaty of Rome
• 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall
• 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia

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