Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
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-recognized state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945.
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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" | |||||||||
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 |
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