Slovensko / Szlovákia (Slovakia)
Part of Poland
Part of Greater Moravia
825 - 907 Principality of Nitra
04 Jul 907 Part of the Kingdom of Hungary
1038 - 1032 Appanage of the Hungarian Crown
1250 - 1322 Lordship of Trenčin, Hrusso, Nagytapolcsány and Tata
19 Nov 1682 - 15 Oct 1685 Part of Kingdom of Upper Hungary
19 Sep - 28 Sep 1848 Slovak national Council holds power during
the Hungarian revolution
28 Oct 1918 Part of Czechoslovakia
11 Dec 1918 Eastern Slovak Republic declared in
Hungarian zone
31 Dec 1918 Hungarians in western Slovakia declare
Slovak Soviet Republic
01 Jan 1919 Slovak Soviet terminated by Czechoslovak forces
16 Jun - 07 Jul 1919 Slovak Soviet Republic (in rebellion in Prešov)
22 Nov 1938 Autonomy within Czechoslovakia
14 Mar 1939 Independence declared (Slovenský štát [Slovak State])
21 Jul 1939 Slovenská republika (Slovak Republic)
04 Apr 1945 - 31 Dec 1992 Re-incorporation into Czechoslovakia
01 Jan 1969 Slovenská socialistická republika (Slovak Socialist Republic)
01 Mar 1990 Slovenská republika (Slovak Republic)
17 Jul 1992 Declaration of state sovereignty "Velvet divorce"
01 Jan 1993 Independence, Republic of Slovakia
01 May 2004 Accession to the EU
Slovakia to 1918
Princes of Nitra
20 - 50 Vannius
623 - 658 Samo
825 - 861 Pribina
861 - 876 Kocec
867 - 894 Svatopuk I
870 - 871 Slavomir
894 - 907 Svatopluk II
Monarchs
920 - 955 Lehel
920 - 955 Bulchu
920 - 955 Shur
955 - 971 Árpád, Zoltán, King of Hungary
971 - 995 Árpád, Michál
995 - 997 Árpád, Štefan
997 - 1029 Árpád, Ladislav I "The Bold"
1029 - 1030 Árpád, Basil
1030 - 1042 Aba, Samuel, King of Hungary
1042 Aba, Domoslav
1048 - 1060 Árpád, Béla
1060 - 1074 Árpád, Géza
1074 - 1077 Árpád, Ladislav II "The Saint"
1077 - 1095 Árpád, Lampert
1095 - 1109 Árpád, Álmos
1250 - 1283 Csák, Péter, Lord of Trenčin
1283 - 18 Mar 1321 Csák, Máté III of Trenčin,
Marshal of Hungary ................... 1260-1321
18 Mar 1321 - 1322 Sternberg, Stephen
19 Nov 1682 - 15 Oct 1685 Imerich Thököly de Késmárk ............ 1657-1705
(King of Upper Hungary)
Slovak National Council
19 Sep - 28 Sep 1848 L'udovít Štúr ......................... 1815-1856
- Jozef Miloslav Hurban ................. 1817-1886
- Michal Miloslav Hodža ................. 1811-1870
President of the Slovak People's Republic
11 Dec - 30 Dec 1918 Viktor Dvorcák ........................ 1878-1943
Chairman of the Workers Council of Pozsony
31 Dec 1918 - 01 Jan 1919 Gábor Mészáros ........................ 1896-1920
Slovak State
Government: Clerical-fascist republic.
Capital: Bratislava.
Language: Slovak, German, Czech, Ruthyn.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
National Anthem: "Hej Slováci" ("Hey Slovaks").
National Emblem: Patriarchal cross and Tartras mountains.
National Motto: Verní sebe svorne napred! (Faithful to ourselves, together ahead!).
National Day: National day, 14th March (1939).
Currency: Koruna.
Vodca (Leader)
14 Mar 1939 - 03 Apr 1945 Jozef Gašpar Tiso ..................... 1887-1947 H
Prime Ministers
07 Oct 1938 - 09 Mar 1939 Jozef Gašpar Tiso ..................... (s.a)
09 Mar - 11 Mar 1939 Jozef Sivák ........................... 1886-1959 H
11 Mar - 14 Mar 1939 Karol Sidor ........................... 1901-1953 H
14 Mar 1939 - 05 Sep 1944 Vojtech Tuka .......................... 1880-1946 H
05 Sep 1944 - 03 Apr 1945 Štefan Tiso ........................... 1897-1959 H
Commanders of the German Forces
31 Aug - 14 Sep 1944 Gottlob Christian Berger .............. 1896-1975
14 Sep 1944 - 04 Apr 1945 Hermann Höfle ......................... 1898-1947
Slovak Republic
Government: Parliamentary republic.
Capital: Bratislava.
Language: Slovak, Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, Czech, Ruthyn.
Ethnic Groups: Slovak 80%, Hungarian 8%, Gypsy 2%, others 10% (2011).
Religion: Roman Catholic, Lutheran.
National Anthem: "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" ("Lightning over the Tartras").
National Emblem: Patriarchal cross and Tartras mountains.
National Motto: Verní sebe svorne napred! (Faithful to ourselves, together ahead!).
National Day: Constitution day, 1st September (1992).
Currency: Euro (Koruna 1993-2008).
Presidents
25 Jun 1992 - 02 Mar 1993 Vladimír Mečiar (1st Time) ............ 1942- L'S-HZDS
(acting)
02 Mar 1993 - 02 Mar 1998 Michál Kováč .......................... 1930-2016 L'S-HZDS
02 Mar - 30 Oct 1998 Vladimír Mečiar (2nd Time)
(acting)
30 Oct 1998 - 15 Jun 1999 Mikuláš Džurinda ...................... 1955-
30 Oct 1998 - 15 Jun 1999 Jozef Migaš ........................... 1954- SD
(jointly with Džurinda)
15 Jun 1999 - 15 Jun 2004 Rudolf Schuster ....................... 1934-
15 Jun 2004 - 15 Jun 2014 Ivan Gašparovič ....................... 1941- L'S-HZDS
15 Jun 2014 - 15 Jun 2019 Andrej Kiska .......................... 1963- SaS
15 Jun 2019 - 15 Jun 2024 Zuzana Čaputová ....................... 1973-
15 Jun 2024 - Peter Pellegrini ...................... 1975- SD
Prime Ministers
25 Jun 1992 - 16 Mar 1994 Vladímir Mečiar (1st Time) ............ s.a L'S-HZDS
16 Mar - 13 Dec 1994 Jozef Moravčík ........................ 1945-
13 Dec 1994 - 30 Oct 1998 Vladímir Mečiar (2nd Time)
30 Oct 1998 - 04 Jul 2006 Mikuláš Dzurinda ...................... (s.a) SDKU
04 Jul 2006 - 09 Jul 2010 Robert Fico (1st Time) ................ 1964- SD
09 Jul 2010 - 04 Apr 2012 Iveta Radičová ........................ 1956- SDKU
04 Apr 2012 - 22 Mar 2018 Robert Fico (2nd Time)
22 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2020 Peter Pellegrini ...................... s.a SD
21 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 Igor Matovič .......................... 1973- OL
01 Apr 2021 - 15 May 2023 Eduard Heger .......................... 1976- OL
15 May - 25 Oct 2023 L'udovit Ódor ......................... 1976-
25 Oct 2023 - Robert Fico (3rd Time)
15 May - 10 Jul 2024 Peter Kmec ............................ 1966-
+ Robert Kalinák ........................ 1971-
+ Denisa Saková ......................... 1976-
+ Tomás Taraba .......................... 1980-
(acting for Fico)
Political Parties
L'SNS=Ľudová strana – Naše Slovensko (People's Party-Our Slovakia, Nationalism,
neo-fascism, traditionalism, anti-globalism).
OL=Obyčajní Ľudia (Ordinary People, Christian democratic, Conservatism).
SD=Smer-Sociálna Demokracia (Direction-Social Democracy, social democratic, pro-European, Left-wing-nationalism).
SDKU=Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, Liberal conservatism).
SR=Sme Rodina (We are Family, Right-wing populism, nationalism, anti-immigration).
SaS=Sloboda a Solidarita (Freedom and Solidarity, Liberalism, Conservative).
ZL=Za l'udí (For the People, Conservative Liberalism).
Former Parties
H=Hlinkova Slovenská L'udová Strana (Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, Slovak nationalism, clerical fascism, anti-Hungarianism, anti-communism [dissolved 1945]).
KSS=Komunistická strana Slovenska (Communist Party of Slovakia, Communist, Czechoslovak unionism [dissolved 1990]).
L'S-HZDS=Ľudová strana – Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (People's Party-Movement for a Democratic Slovaki, Slovak nationalism, Conservatism [dissolved 2018]).
SDL'=Strana Demokratickej L'avice (Party of the Democratic Left, Social Democratic [dissolved 2004]).
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