The Czech Republic (former
Czechoslovakia) has been an autonomous state since 1918 when it gained independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In January 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolved into two independent states – the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
During WWII Czechoslovakia’s existence was disturbed by being included in the Nazi Germany. However, Czechoslovakia had a government in exile in the United Kingdom throughout the war.
Soon after the end of WWII Czechoslovakia became a part of the communist
Eastern Bloc. At the end of 1989 the communist government in Czechoslovakia collapsed and the whole Eastern Bloc, which was governed by the Communist party, dissolved.
In 2018, it was the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s establishment. This event was commemorated by many citizens and organizations in all sorts of ways. One of them was planting a protected tree as a part of the Trees of Liberty project.
The Trees of Liberty project looks back at the tradition of planting trees to celebrate state’s establishment anniversary. Trees were planted in 1918 and then also in later years (1928, 1968).
On the 100th anniversary, 2766 new trees were planted on four continents.
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Ceská republika (drívejší Ceskoslovensko) existuje jako samostatný stát od roku 1918, kdy byla deklarována jeho nezávislost na drívejším Rakousko-uherském císarství. V lednu 1993 došlo k rozdelení Ceskoslovenska na dva samostatné státy - Ceskou republiku a Slovenskou republiku.
V prubehu 2. svetové válka byla existence Ceskoslovenska narušena jeho zaclenením do nacistického Nemecka. Po celou dobu 2. svetové války ale existovala ceskoslovenská exilová vláda ve Velké Británii.
Po ukoncení 2. svetové války bylo Ceskoslovensko zacleneno do sovetského komunistického bloku. Na konci roku 1989 padla komunistická vláda v Ceskoslovensku a celý východoevropský komunistický blok se rozpadl.
V roce 2018 uplynulo 100 let od založení Ceskoslovenska. Tuto událost si pripomenula rada obcanu a organizací ruznou formou. Jednou z nich bylo vysazení pametního stromu v rámci projektu Stromy svobody.