Slovak Socialist Republic

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Slovenská socialistická republika
Slovak Socialist Republic
Coat of arms of Slovakia
coat of arms
Official language Slovak
Capital Bratislava
Form of government Republic
independence 1st January 1969
resolution March 1, 1990
License Plate CSR
Telephone code +420
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The Slovak Socialist Republic (SSR) was the official name of Slovakia from January 1, 1969 to March 1, 1990 in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The capital was Bratislava .

history

After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies , all democratization reforms of the Prague Spring, with the exception of the federalization of the republic, were curbed and later reversed. The centralized Czechoslovak Republic was divided into the Czech Socialist Republic and the Slovak Socialist Republic by Constitutional Law No. 143 of October 28, 1968. The law came into force on January 1, 1969. Two national parliaments were created - the Czech National Council and the Slovak National Council, as well as the joint Czech-Slovak parliament consisting of one chamber. The National Assembly was renamed the Federal Assembly with two chambers - the House of the People and the House of Nations. During the normalization process, the federal government and the resulting separation of powers between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the central government institutions were more de jure than de facto, as power was in the hands of the communist parties (Czechoslovakia and Slovakia). By the constitutional law of the Slovak National Council of March 1, 1990 on the title, national coat of arms, state flag, state seal and national anthem of the Slovak Republic, today's Slovakia was established.

politics

The Slovak National Council had legislative power in the SSR. The highest body of executive power was the government of the Slovak Socialist Republic, headed by the Prime Minister.

SSR Prime Minister