Slovakia
Some of the key events about Slovakia
- 863The first Christian mission from Constantinople arrived in the region, introducing Christianity and the Glagolitic alphabet
- 1918Slovakia became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary
- 1939The first Slovak Republic was established as a client state of Nazi Germany
- 1939Slovakia became a puppet state of Nazi Germany during World War II
- 1944The Slovak National Uprising against Nazi occupation began, marking a significant resistance movement
- 1944Nazi forces occupied Slovakia and suppressed the Slovak National Uprising
- 1948Communist Party seized power, leading to four decades of communist rule
- 1968The Prague Spring reforms brought a period of political liberalization to Czechoslovakia, including Slovakia
- 1968Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring reforms
- 1969Czechoslovakia was turned into a federation, limiting Slovak autonomy
- 1977Construction began on the controversial Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams project, causing environmental concerns
- 1989The Velvet Revolution peacefully ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia
- 1991Economic reforms led to a sharp rise in unemployment and inflation
- 1993Slovakia gained independence as a sovereign state following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia
- 1998Slovakia was criticized for slow progress in democratic reforms and excluded from first wave of NATO expansion
- 2004Slovakia joined the European Union, marking a significant step in its integration with Western Europe
- 2006A controversial language law was passed, straining relations with Hungary
- 2009Slovakia adopted the Euro as its official currency, joining the Eurozone
- 2018The murder of an investigative journalist sparked the largest protests since the Velvet Revolution
- 2019Zuzana Čaputová was elected as the first female president of Slovakia
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