CZECHOSLOVAKIA

 

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia (Československo or Česko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992. From 1939 to 1945 the state did not have de facto existence, due to its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, but the Czechoslovak government-in-exile nevertheless continued to exist during this time period. On 1 January 1993 Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. the split, beginning 1993, from Slowakia, the two regions, namely Bohemia and Moravia are now called Czech Republic.