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Hungary's Independence
This is when Hungary's independent government was established. It broke away from the Austrian Empire. It became a republic and it consisted of a president, under governor, and the first ever prime minister. This led to the first Republic of Hungary. -
Second Polish Republic
This was the period between WW1 and WW2. Poland restored its independence during this time. It was destroyed in 1939 by the Nazi's during the Invasion of Poland. -
Impact from the first President
Republic of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed. Tomas Masaryk elected as the first President and he wasn't succeeded until 1935 by Edvard Benes. He wanted to abolish the monarchy and start democracy in Czechoslovakia. -
Munich Pact signed
Germany, Britain, France and Italy signed the Munich Pact. This gave Hitler the right to take over and invade Czechoslovakia's bordering areas. -
Persecution of jews
Czechoslovakia, was with the Nazi policy and it outlawed the Communist Party and began persecuting Jews. -
WW2 is here
62 German divisions were supported by 1,300 aircrafts and they began the invasion of Poland. Britain and France were there in support of an attack and WW2 had begun. -
Tripartite Pact
Hungary joins the Tripartite Pact which was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany. This established the Axis Powers of World War II. The Axis Powers was the alignment of nations that fought in the Second World War against the Allied forces. -
Communists come to power
Czechoslovak Communist Party (CPCz) leader Klement Gottwald becomes prime minister in a power-sharing government following national elections. -
Stalinism
Hungarian revolution against Stalinism was defeated.This was the first serious blow to Soviet control since driving out the Nazis at the end of WWII. -
Prague Spring
Some 650,000 Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact troops began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek's regime. -
Fall of Communism in Poland
The Round Table Agreement was signed which legalized Solidarity and setting up free parliamentary elections. -
The Fall of Communism
The Revolutions of 1989 also known as the Fall of Communism began in Poland in 1989 and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Romania. -
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that was out to overthrow the Communist government. -
Hungarian Democracy
The Soviet Union army leaves Hungary and a Hungarian democracy is set up. -
Becoming a Democracy
In June 1990 Czechoslovakia held its first democratic elections since 1946. Then in 1991 the last Soviet troops were withdrawn from Czechoslovakia. -
Formation of the Visegrad
The Visegrad Group was formed at a meeting with the President of the Czechoslovak Republic, Václav Havel, the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, József Antall. -
Why they formed
They wanted to eliminate the communist block in central europe. They wanted to overcome animosities between European countries. They believed if they contributed in a team effort it'd be easier to achieve set goals. -
Visegrad Genocide
At the start of the Bosnian War, about 3,000 Bosniaks were killed due to ethnic cleansing by the Serbs. -
Joining the EU
All four members joined the European Union, for economic prosperity and mutual protection. -
New battlegroup for the Visegrads
Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said that Poland will lead a new battlegroup of the Visegrad Group. The decision was made at the V4 defense minister's meeting in Slovakia and the battlegroup will become operational and placed on standby the first half of 2016.
