| State of Czechs and Slovaks Stát Čechů a Slováků (Czech) Štát Čechov a Slovákov (Slovak) | |||||
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 Territory controlled by the State of Czechs and Slovaks shown in dark green; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light green
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| Capital | Prague | ||||
| Languages | Czech • Slovak | ||||
| Government | Federal republic under a provisional government | ||||
| President | |||||
| - | 1848–1849 | František Palacký | |||
| Prime minister | |||||
| - | 1848–1849 | Ľudovít Štúr | |||
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| - | Established | 28 October 1848 | |||
| - | Disestablished | 21 November 1849 | |||
The State of Czechs and Slovaks (Czech: Stát Čechů a Slováků, Slovak: Štát Čechov a Slovákov) was a short-lived state that existed from 28 October 1848 to 21 November 1849. The state was created in October 1848 during the Czech and Slovak revolutions (after the creation of the states, the revolutions are combined and are known as the Czechoslovak Revolution). The state disappeared on 21 November 1849 when Hungary conquered Prague.
Despite its short existence, the idea of a state among Czechs and Slovaks was still popular, which in 1918 led to the proclaimed independence of Czechoslovakia.
History[]
The state was created on 28 October 1848, when the Czech and Slovak sides agreed to create states that could defeat Hungary. The first and only president of the state was František Palacký, while the prime minister was Ľudovít Štúr. The state of the Czechs and Slovaks was abolished after the Battle of Prague in which the Hungarian army won.
Legacy[]
Although the state only existed for a year, the idea of states among Czechs and Slovaks became more and more popular. When the Third Great War broke out in 1913, the idea of creating Czechoslovakia became even more popular. On 28 October 1918, exactly 70 years after the establishment of the States of Czechs and Slovaks, Czechoslovakia was proclaimed.
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