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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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | *'''Slovakia''' became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | ||
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'''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. Also, their town had a Hungarian name and a Slovakian name. So you might see both names appearing in records.''' | ||
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