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Czechoslovakia was established on October 28, when it declared independence from Austria-Hungary
On November 17, the Velvet Revolution ended communist rule in the country
On December 31, the process of the dissolution of the federative state of Czecho-Slovakia was completed
On January 1, Czechia became independent, as the successor state of Czechoslovakia, which split into the Czech and Slovak Republics
On January 19 the Czech Republic became a member of the United Nations
Václav Havel became the first President of independent Czech Republic on January 26
The Army of the Czech Republic participated in its first NATO mission
Czechia has its first Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO
In January, the Czech Republic applies for the EU membership
The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was established, the first elections to the Senate were held in November
In December, the Czech Republic received an offer to become a member of the EU
The Czech Republic received an offer to become a member of NATO
On March 12, the Czech Republic became a NATO member
On January 1, 2000, regions were created in the Czech Republic by the constitutional law on the creation of higher territorial self-governing units
Negotiations on the entry of the Czech Republic into the EU were concluded and the date of entry was decided
On November 21 and 22, the NATO Summit was held in Prague, at which 7 countries of the Eastern Bloc (Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) received an invitation to join the North Atlantic Alliance
On May 1, the Czech Republic became an EU member
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the Czech Republic for the first time in June
On December 21, the Czech Republic entered the Schengen area and controls at the internal borders of the republic were abolished
The Czech Republic held its first presidency in the Council of the EU
The first direct election of the president of the Czech Republic took place in January
From July 1 to December 31, the Czech Republic presided over the Council of the EU for the second time
Czechia celebrates 30 years of independence