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Background: In 1918 the Slovaks? joined the closely related Czechs? to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on January 1 1993. Slovakia has experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy.

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Edited October 27, 2001 12:48 am by Corvus13 (diff)
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