Slovak Republic (1939–45)
| Slovak Republic | ||||||||||
| Slovenská republika | ||||||||||
| Client state of Nazi Germany | ||||||||||
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Motto Verní sebe, svorne napred! "Faithful to Ourselves, Together Ahead!" |
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Anthem Hej, Slováci English: "Hey, Slovaks" |
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| Capital | Bratislava | |||||||||
| Languages | Slovak, Hungarian | |||||||||
| Religion | Christianity | |||||||||
| Government | Clerico-fascist one-party state | |||||||||
| President | ||||||||||
| • | 1939–1945 | Jozef Tiso | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||||||
| • | 1939 | Jozef Tiso | ||||||||
| • | 1939–1944 | Vojtech Tuka | ||||||||
| • | 1944–1945 | Štefan Tiso | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | |||||||||
| • | Indep. declared | 14 March 1939 | ||||||||
| • | Slovak–Hun. War | 23 March 1939 | ||||||||
| • | Constitution adopted | 21 July 1939 | ||||||||
| • | Invasion of Poland | 1 September 1939 | ||||||||
| • | National Uprising | 29 August 1944 | ||||||||
| • | Fall of Bratislava | 4 April 1945 | ||||||||
| Area | ||||||||||
| • | 1940 | 38,055 km² (14,693 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • | 1940 est. | 2,653,053 | ||||||||
| Density | 69.7 /km² (180.6 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Currency | Slovak koruna | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Slovakia Poland
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The (First) Slovak Republic (Slovak: [prvá] Slovenská republika) otherwise known as the Slovak State (Slovak: Slovenský štát) was a client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945. It controlled the majority of the territory of present-day Slovakia, but without its current southern and eastern parts, which had been ceded to Hungary in 1938. The Republic bordered Germany, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Poland – and subsequently the General Government (German-occupied remnant of Poland) – and Hungary.
Germany recognized the Slovak State, as did several other states, including the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, Croatia, El Salvador, Estonia, Italy, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Manchukuo, Mengjiang, Romania, the Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, and the Vatican City. The majority of the Allies of World War II never recognized the existence of Slovak state. The only exception was Soviet Union who nullified its recognition after Slovakia joined the invasion of the USSR in 1941.
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