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*At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | *At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | ||
*Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source, made up of the old regions of '''Hungarian Slovakia and Russian Ruthenia.''' Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | *Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source, made up of the old regions of '''Hungarian Slovakia and Russian Ruthenia.''' Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | ||
'''Your immigrant ancestors may report in United States records that they were from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovakia.''' | '''Your immigrant ancestors may report in United States records that they were from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovakia.''' <br> | ||
Also, there was a Hungarian version of the name when it belonged to Hungary and a modern Slovakian name. The town name you find in United States records might be the '''historical Hungarian version''' of the name or the '''modern Slovakian version.''' | Also, there was a Hungarian version of the name when it belonged to Hungary and a modern Slovakian name. The town name you find in United States records might be the '''historical Hungarian version''' of the name or the '''modern Slovakian version.''' | ||