{"id":4500,"canonical_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1920ce-feb-29--4500","name":"1920 CE, February 29","year":1920,"era":"CE","month":2,"day":29,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1920ce-feb-29--4500","iso-date":"1920-02-29","precision":"year-month-day","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe National Assembly elected by Czech and Slovak leaders adopts a new\u0026nbsp; democratic constitution on February 29,1920, taking another step toward the consolidation of the two states into Czechoslovakia.\u003c/p\u003e","additional_details":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, the peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" ended the country's communist regime and re-established a multiparty democracy. However, instead of unifying the nation, the disagreements between the Czech and Slovak leaders intensified. Following the 1992 elections, the leaders of the Czech and Slovak parliaments negotiated an end to the federation. The Federal Assembly officially voted to dissolve the country in November 1992 and a peaceful split became effective on January 1, 1993, with Czechoslovakia being replaced by two independent sovereign states: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.\u003c/p\u003e","photo":"","created_at":"2025-09-06T22:37:54-07:00","updated_at":"2026-02-27T23:56:07-08:00","breadcrumbs":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"February History","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"February 29","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february-29"}]},"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Thing","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1920ce-feb-29--4500#eventK365","name":"1920 CE, February 29","headline":"The National Assembly elected by Czech and Slovak leaders adopts a new democratic constitution on February... - 1920 CE","description":"The National Assembly elected by Czech and Slovak leaders adopts a new  democratic constitution on February 29,1920, taking another step toward the...","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1920ce-feb-29--4500","additionalType":"HistoricalEvent","inLanguage":"en","datePublished":"2025-09-06T22:37:54-07:00","dateModified":"2026-02-27T23:56:07-08:00","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#organizationK365"},"temporalCoverage":"1920-02-29","isPartOf":[{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#websiteK365"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february","name":"What Happened in February History"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/february-29#pageK365","name":"What Happened on February 29"}]}}