The Czech Socialist Republic ( cs, Česká socialistická republika, ČSR) was a republic within the

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, ČSSR, formerly known from 1948 to 1960 as the Czechoslovak Republic or Fourth Czechoslovak Republic, was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 to 29 March 1990, when it was renamed the Czechoslovak ...

. The name was used from 1 January 1969 to November 1989, when the previously unitary Czechoslovak state changed into a

federation A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-gover ...

. From 1990 to 1992, the Czech Republic ( cs, Česká republika, ČR) existed as a federal subject within the

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic After the Velvet Revolution in late-1989, Czechoslovakia adopted the official short-lived country name Czech and Slovak Federative Republic ( cz, Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika, sk, Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika; ''� ...

, which later became the independent

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

History

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969–89)

After the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968, liberalisation reforms were stopped and reverted. The only exception was the federalization of the country. The former centralist state Czechoslovakia was divided in two parts: the ''Czech Socialist Republic'' and the ''

Slovak Socialist Republic The Slovak Socialist Republic ( sk, Slovenská socialistická republika, SSR) was from 1969 to 1990 a republic within the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, when previously unitary Czechoslovak state changed into a federation. The name was used fr ...

'' by the Constitutional Law of Federation of 28 October 1968, which went into effect on 1 January 1969. New national parliaments (the

Czech National Council The Czech National Council ( cs, Česká národní rada, ČNR) was the legislative body of the Czech Republic since 1968 when the Czech Republic was created as a member state of Czech-Slovak federation. It was legally transformed into the Cham ...

and the Slovak National Council) were created and the traditional parliament of Czechoslovakia was renamed the " Federal Assembly" and was divided in two chambers: the ''House of the People'' ( cz, Sněmovna lidu, sk, Snemovňa ľudu) and the ''House of Nations'' ( cz, Sněmovna národů, sk, Snemovňa národov). Very complicated rules of voting were put in effect.

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–92)

After the

Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...

which brought the end of socialism in Czechoslovakia, the word ''socialist'' was dropped from the names of the two republics. Thus, the Czech Socialist Republic was renamed the Czech Republic (though it was still a part of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic). The complicated system of parliamentary voting (there were ''de facto'' five different bodies each having right of

veto A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto ...

) was kept after the fall of socialism, complicating and delaying political decisions during radical changes in the economy. Later, in 1992, the Czech Republic became an Independent State (see

Dissolution of Czechoslovakia The dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělení Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on December 31, 1992, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries ...

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History

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1969–89)

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–92)

See also

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