Slovak history

Slovakia is a small country but it has and long history.The slovak territory of the slovak republic has been settled since the 5th century.


863
Byzantine brothers Constantine and Methodius headed a mission to Great Moravia,devised the oldest Slavic alphabet and translated the liturgical books into old church Slavonic which they codified.

907
the Great Moravia Empire desintegrated and Slovakia became part of the early Hungarian state.

19th century-The time of national revival.

1843
Ľ. Štúr codified the literary Slovak language.

1861
The memorandum of the slovak nation was published
October 28,1918-The czechoslovak Republic was founded.
August29,1944-The slovak National Uprising against Nazi Germany started

1968
Prague Spring-led by Alexander Dubček
August21,1968-Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia.
November17,1989-The velvet revolution restoration of democracy.
January 1,1993-The independence of the Slovak Republic was declare.