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Governed by rulers claiming descent from the legendary plowman Přemysl and his consort Libuše (see house of Přemysl), the Czechs brought much of Bohemia under their control before 800 but failed to defeat the tribes in the east and northeast.
Czech refugees from the religious wars in Bohemia settled there, and from 1438 to 1453 a Czech noble, John Jiskra of Brandýs, controlled most of southern Slovakia from the centers of Zólyom (today Zvolen) and Kassa (today Košice).
From 21 September 1944, Czechoslovakia was liberated by the Soviet troops of the Red Army and the Romanian Army, [ 26 ] supported by Czech and Slovak resistance, from the east to the west; only southwestern Bohemia was liberated by other Allied troops (i.e., the United States Army) from the west. [ 26 ]
Oct 25, 2024 · Bohemia and Moravia, populated by Czechs, constituted its western portion, while Slovakia occupied the eastern portion. Czechs and Slovaks together accounted for roughly two-thirds of the new country’s population; other nationalities within the state’s borders included Germans, Hungarians, Ruthenians, and Poles.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 18, 2020 · Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on December 31, 1992, and split into two new countries: Slovakia and the Czech Republic. As World War II ended, Soviet troops came in and took control of much of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia.
Oct 17, 2024 · Czechoslovakia peacefully separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 (an act that came to be known as the Velvet Divorce), with Bohemia comprising the central and western portions of the former.
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On 15 March 1939, German troops marched into Czechoslovakia. They took over Bohemia, and established a protectorate over Slovakia.
