1939–1945 client state of Nazi Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The (First) Slovak Republic (Slovak: [Prvá] Slovenská republika), also known as the Slovak State (Slovenský štát), was a partially-recognised client state of Nazi Germany which existed in Central Europe between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945.
Slovak Republic Slovenská republika | |||||||||
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| 1939–1945 | |||||||||
| Motto: Verní sebe, svorne napred! "Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead!" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Hej, Slováci English: "Hey, Slovaks" | |||||||||
.svg) The Slovak Republic in 1942 | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of Germany[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||
| Capital | Bratislava | ||||||||
| Common languages | Slovak, Hungarian | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity[4] | ||||||||
| Government | Clerical fascist one-party republic under a totalitarian dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1939–1945 | Jozef Tiso | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1939 | Jozef Tiso | ||||||||
• 1939–1944 | Vojtech Tuka | ||||||||
• 1944–1945 | Štefan Tiso | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Independence | 14 March 1939 | ||||||||
• War with Hungary | 23 March 1939 | ||||||||
• Constitution adopted | 21 July 1939 | ||||||||
• Invasion of Poland | 1 September 1939 | ||||||||
| 22 June 1941 | |||||||||
• National Uprising | 29 August 1944 | ||||||||
• Fall of Bratislava | 4 April 1945 | ||||||||
| Currency | Slovak koruna | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Slovakia Poland | ||||||||
One day before the Nazi German occupation of Bohemia and Moravia, they declared independence from Czechoslovakia. [5]
It has mostly the same borders as the modern-day Slovak Republic except for the regions which were ceded to Hungary in 1938.
The Capital city was declared Bratislava, As it was good in terms of politics, economics and culture when it came to representing Slovakia.
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