Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia (Czech: ?eskoslovensko, Slovak: ?esko-Slovensko/before 1990 ?eskoslovensko, German: Tschechoslowakei) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). On January 1, 1993, it peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in what was known as the Velvet Divorce, by analogy with the Velvet Revolution.

Constitutional development

Czechoslovakia had the following constitutions throughout its history (1918 – 1992):

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• Temporary Constitution of November 14 1918 , see:
• The 1920 Constitution (The Constitutional Document of the Czechoslovak Republic) , see:
• The 1948 Constitution (The Ninth-of-May Constitution)
• The 1960 Constitution (The Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic) with amendments in 1968 (Czechoslovakia turned into a federation), 1971, 1975, 1978, 1989 (leading role of the KSC abolished) and several times during 1990-1992 (e. g. 1990 change of the name of Czechoslovakia, 1991 incorporation of the human rights charter)