WORLD : Slovaks Protest Nation’s Name
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PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — Thousands of Slovaks gathered today outside the regional Parliament in Bratislava to protest the new name of the nation, the state news agency CTK reported. Some protesters called for a separate Slovak state, CTK said.
The name “Czechoslovak Federative Republic” was adopted Thursday night after a daylong discussion in the federal Parliament and weeks of growing tensions between the Czechs and Slovaks.
Deputies from the Czech lands favored the name Czechoslovak Federative Republic, while Slovak deputies wanted a hyphen in “Czecho-Slovak Republic,” to underline the equal status of the two constituent republics.
A compromise was finally reached, allowing the Slovaks to hyphenate the country’s title in writing as “Czecho-Slovak Federative Republic.”
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