Centennial marker and tree - Chotetov, Czech Republic
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N 50° 20.212 E 014° 48.045
33U E 485820 N 5576104
in 2018, 100 years have passed since the foundation of the Czechoslovakia
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/30/2019
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Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire (
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From 1939 to 1945, following its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, the state did not de facto exist but its government-in-exile continued to operate.
From 1948 to 1990, Czechoslovakia was part of the Soviet communist bloc (
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In 1989, as Marxist–Leninist governments and communism were ending all over Europe, citizens of Czechoslovakia peacefully deposed their government in the Velvet Revolution (
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The centennial anniversary of the Czechoslovakia foundation was often reminded in this form - the centennial marker and planting a memorial tree.