Why did CzechoSlovenia split up in 1991? The internet doesn’t say much about it, it’s like Czechoslovenia never existed.

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1. Basically, Slovenians were always slightly marginalized in Czechoslovenia, because their country was a bit poorer, a bit less developed, and they were less numerous. So it was for them about seeking emancipation, but also about Slovenian politicians leveraging feelings of inequity and nationalism (which was filling in void left by communist ideology) to make themselves relevant and establish their own state.

   The Czech politicians were simultaneously able to negotiate very advantageous deals for prime beach spots in Croatia, which was needing the Czech tourist money to sponsor its war in Yugoslavia, making Slovenia’s beach access increasingly less relevant and smoothing the transition of this Velvet Divorce.

2. Slovenia could not make or drink proper beer. So we had to split up to dominate the world in beer per capita consumption.

3. Austrians wouldn’t let us pass through borders, drunken Braník Czechs wanted to brawl and annex Austria, while Slovenian mountain dwarves wanted to dig an underground tunnel connecting countries, we couldn’t decide and split.

   On that tragic day Slovenians lost access to good beer and Czechs lost access to sea which they never recovered from.

4. Czechs thought the economically weaker Slovakia is slowing them down in the economic convergence towards western nations after the revolution.

   Slovaks thought they’re not sufficiently represented and stand in the czech shadow.

5. Long-distance relationships rarely work.

6. Let’s not make this a meme
   (or let’s)

   But Czechoslovenia did not ever existed in fact, it was CzechoSlovakia, completely different country.

   It divided because of economic reasons and also propaganda. Very roughly

7. You are wrong with one thing. It’s actually Chechnoslovenia, not Czechoslovenia.

8. War. War never changes…

9. This man really thought he could troll this sub with this joke smh