The Autonomous Land of Slovakia was an autonomous republic within the Second Czechoslovak Republic, which briefly existed from 23 November 1938 to 14 March 1939, when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia, due to mounting German pressure. It was led by Jozef Tiso.[1]
Autonomous Land of Slovakia Slovenská autonómna krajina | |||||||||
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| 1938–1939 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Hej, Slováci transl. "Hey, Slovaks" | |||||||||
.svg) Second Czechoslovak Republic in 1939 | |||||||||
| Status | Autonomous Republic within the Second Czechoslovak Republic | ||||||||
| Capital | Bratislava | ||||||||
| Common languages | Slovak | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Slovak | ||||||||
| Government | Autonomous Republic | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1938-1939 | Jozef Tiso | ||||||||
| Legislature | Slovak Land Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar Period | ||||||||
• Amendment of Czechoslovak Constitution | 23 November 1938 | ||||||||
• Establishment of Slovak Republic | 14 March 1939 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | SK | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Slovakia | ||||||||
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Creation
editThe Autonomous Land of Slovakia was established on 23 November 1938, following the enforcement of Constitutional Act No. 299/1938. It was drafted by the leaders of the nationalist Slovak People's Party in July 1938, and submitted to the National Assembly on 17 August 1938.[2] Its main draftsmen were deputies Andrej Hlinka (died August 16, 1938), Karol Sidor, Martin Sokol and Jozef Tiso.
This amendment of the Constitution effectively established a federal republic, named Czecho-Slovakia, instead of the previous spelling of Czechoslovakia. It also established the Slovak Land Assembly as Slovakia's supreme legislative body.[3]
References
edit- ^ "NS RČS 1935-1938, PS, 151. schůze, část 1/3 (17. 11. 1938)". www.psp.cz. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ Gronský, Ján. (2005-01-01). Komentované dokumenty k ústavním dějinám Československa (Vyd. 1 ed.). Praha: Univerzita Karlova. ISBN 8024610280. OCLC 68815254.
- ^ "NS RČS 1935-1938, PS, tisk 1429". www.psp.cz. Retrieved 2019-08-31.