The Czech Republic, formerly Czechoslovakia, is a young country. Formed as recently as 1993, the country quickly rose to development after being a communist nation only four years earlier. Through a peaceful regime change known as the Velvet Revolution, the Communist government stepped down, allowing for a democratic government to vote for its first president. So, a quick recap of Prague's quick birth:
1945 - Established as an independent state
1946 - Becomes Communist
1989 - Communist government resigns after Velvet Revolution
1989 - Vaclav Havel becomes first president
1992 - Czechoslovakia splits into the Czech Republic and the Slovac Republic
Though the country is only nineteen years old, the history is just as diverse as any European country.
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