Slovakia

1. Part of the medieval Great Moravian Empire in the 9th century before a thousand years of incorporation into the Kingdom of Hungary.
2. 19th Century: Slovak National Awakening establishes formal written language and distinct national identity.
3. 1918: Joins Czechs to form the new democratic republic of Czechoslovakia following WWI.
4. 1939–1989: WWII puppet state status followed by reunited Czechoslovakia falling under Soviet-dominated communist rule.
5. 1989: Velvet Revolution peacefully overthrows communist authority.
6. 1993: "Velvet Divorce" smoothly creates the sovereign Slovak Republic, which later adopts the Euro and joins NATO/EU.

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