Word: czecho
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...March 23 decision to name the country the Czecho-Slovak Federative Republic was intended to appease angry Slovaks. Instead, it only increased nationalist ire. In the following weeks thousands marched in their provincial capital of Bratislava, calling for Slovak independence. The new designation is intended to provide equal ethnic billing...