Monday, January 1, 2018

Czechs, Slovaks mark 25 years since 'Velvet Divorce'

Czechs and Slovaks on Monday marked a quarter century since the January 1, 1993 split of Czechoslovakia into two independent states, an amicable parting dubbed the "Velvet Divorce". It came on the heels of the peaceful 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that ousted communism and ushered in democracy ...

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