Slovakia

From the 15th to the 19th century, the Habsburgs ruled the territory of Slovakia.

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After the fall of the Habsburgs, Slovakia co-founded Czechoslovakia. In the period 1939-1944, it was an independent fascist state under the rule of Jozef Tiso. In the years 1945-1992, it was again part of Czechoslovakia.