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	Velvet Divorce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Velvet Divorce is a journalistic term for the dissolution of the former country of Czechoslovakia into the nations of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, effective January 1, 1993.
		The term is used to liken this event to the Velvet Revolution of 1989 which led to the end of the rule of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the formation of a new, non-Communist government.
		The separation occurred without violence, and was thus said to be "velvet", much like the "Velvet revolution" which preceded it, which was accomplished through massive peaceful demonstrations and actions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Velvet_Divorce (1159 words)

	Divorce Lawyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property.
		Children born after divorce may or may not be recognized as children of their father depending on the period between divorce and birth, although recognition of maternity is usually automatic.
		In ''The Great Divorce'', the narrator (Lewis himself) dreams that he is in a grim and gloomy town (a depiction of Hell or purgatory for those leave it).
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/63/divorce-lawyer.html (1675 words)

	Velvet (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Velvet is a particular kind of soft fabric.
		Velvet Revolution, the non-violent overthrow of the communist government in Czechoslovakia
		Velvet Divorce, the division of Czechoslovakia into the nations of Slovakia and the Czech Republic
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Velvet_(disambiguation) (163 words)

	Radio Prague: Current Affairs
		The bloodless overthrow of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia was dubbed the 'Velvet Revolution' by the Czech media, and the phrase was quickly adopted by their foreign counterparts.
		Less catchy was the 'Velvet Divorce' - the 1993 division of federal Czechoslovakia into two independent countries, engineered by politicians in a series of hush-hush meetings but opposed by many ordinary people on both sides of the border.
		The 'Velvet Divorce' was followed by a very un-velvet dispute over the division of former federal property - as the two divorcees battled it out over who got to keep the stereo, as it were.
	archiv.radio.cz /english/cur-affrs/22-5-00.phtml (1623 words)

	Divorce In Ukraine - Super Divorce Guide
		While many lawyers are anxious to increase the legal fees they collect, Manhattan divorce lawyer Nihara K. Choudhri is spilling the secrets of keeping divorce-related legal bills as low as possible in her new book, The Complete Guide to Divorce Law ($15.95 Kensington Books June 2004).
		The Velvet Divorce is a journalistic term for the dissolution of the former...
		It may be represented by a divorce certificate, certificate of death of one of the spouses, or a copy of the court...
	www.superdivorceguide.com /divorce-in-ukraine.html (497 words)

	The Velvet Divorce - Super Divorce Guide
		So this is anything but a Velvet Divorce." Can Mr Gross rule without the Christian Democrats, if their three ministers resign or are sacked from the...
		Velvet Divorce This term refers to splitting of Czeckoslovakia into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in the early 90s, one of the few peaceful...
		This principal dis-consensus yielded to the velvet divorce that was scheduled at January 1, 1993.
	www.superdivorceguide.com /the-velvet-divorce.html (408 words)

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		Under this view, the split was simply caused by the curious coincidence that, in the early nineties just after Czechoslovakia's "Velvet Revolution," politicians came to power in both the Czech/Moravian part of the country and in Slovakia who viewed making a split happen as a good move towards furthering their own ends.
		In Czech/Moravia, that was premier Václav Klaus (now Czech president), who liked the idea of splitting off the country's economically under-performing half to take it out of the way of the particular vision of capitalism and privatization that he intended to install in his own part of the country.
		But in his view the most important Slovak "history" is happening in the present-day, as the proper conditions for the emergence of a truly free Slovak culture, within Europe, are finally in place.
	www.eurosavant.com /more.php?id=342_0_1_0_M (1447 words)

	Central Europe Review - Book Review - Czechoslovakia
		It is thus not surprising that Shepherd devotes a chapter to what is probably the most important event since the Velvet Revolution: the dissolution of the Czechoslovak state and the subsequent establishment of two separate independent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
		He sees the "velvet divorce" as the inevitable result of long-standing historical grievances between the two nations and rightly shows how the institutional legacies of Communism prevented Czechs and Slovaks from reaching an agreement on a new constitutional arrangement in the post-Communist era.
		It offers a challenging interpretation of the challenges which lie ahead for the Czech Republic and Slovakia and should be enjoyed by all those with an interest in the politics of the two states.
	www.ce-review.org /00/34/books34_perrault.html (753 words)

	Global Harvest Ministries
		In today's society, divorce is one of those issues that is spoken of with less discretion than it was 30 or 40 years ago.
		With the release from Soviet control and the subsequent departure from a national "marriage" with the Czech Republic Slovakia may be on the verge of arriving at that destiny.
		The term used to describe Czechoslovakia's quiet slip from Soviet influence is called "the Velvet revolution." Since there were not the mob scenes and entrenched despots as in other Soviet Republics, Czechoslovakia transitioned quietly and softly into a state of independence.
	www.globalharvest.org /index.asp?action=slovakia (1207 words)

	New Statesman - Book Reviews - Of laughter and forgetting. Democratic politics depends on a pre-political loyalty, a ...
		In her view, the people didn't want the divorce and were never consulted, as they should have been, in a referendum.
		Innes seizes on the "lustration law" as evidence of this unpleasant rightwards shift, and argues that the liberal dissidents were opposed to it as a violation of human rights.
		Innes's account of the political process is exemplary in its range and detail, and I believe that she is right to see the velvet divorce as engineered by Klaus and Meaiar in order to achieve short-term political gains.
	www.newstatesman.com /200109240041 (1311 words)

	Okno Group - E/W Letter article - Czechoslovakia's Velvet Divorce
		The first few paragraphs of the article follow; the complete article is available in a PDF file through the link at the end of the text.
		Both nations are determined to make the division as smooth as possible; the process has been referred to as the "velvet divorce," reminiscent of Czechoslovakia's "velvet revolution" of 1989.
		While the debate over who is responsible for the disintegration of Czechoslovakia continues, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are quickly moving ahead of this question to address the concerns linked to establishing market economies.
	www.okno.com /ewltr/archive/vol1/cz-divorce-v1n4.html (386 words)

	Divorce Uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The largest online divorce resource in the UK for advice on procedure, DIY divorce, as well as information about all aspects of divorce including mediation, counselling, and help for...
		Divorce Recovery Workshop offers a secure environment for discussion and understanding of feelings, it also provides a new circle of friends when the workshop is over.
		UK based online guide to legal divorce advice, covering divorce related issues from relationship breakdown to social services and adoption...
	www.newsdivorce.com /divorce/divorceuk.html (327 words)

	Czechoslovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Czechoslovakia¿s "velvet divorce"¿the peaceful break-up of the nation into the new independent states of Czechia and Slovakia¿is widely perceived as a victory of liberal democracy and an enlightened response to ethnic and nationalist differences.
		In addition to a highly detailed account of the break-up of Czechoslovakia, Innes sets the velvet divorce in the context of the history of the Czechoslovak state since its formation in 1918 and traces the political developments in Czechia and Slovakia to the end of 2000.
		She shows that Western policymakers underestimate the continuing strength of the Communist legacy and often misunderstand the motivation of politicians in this region.
	www.worldbankbooks.org /Czechoslovakia--505877.html (230 words)

	Prague: In Depth : History : The Velvet Revolution \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Velvet Divorce Gives Way to a New Union -- In 1992, leaders of the Czech and Slovak republics peacefully agreed to split into separate states.
		The Slovaks wanted to get out of the shadow of Prague (Slovak nationalists had been calling for that since 1918), and the Czech government was happy to get rid of the expected financial burdens of Slovakia's slower reconstruction.
		The "Velvet Divorce" was final on January 1, 1993, with common property split on a 2-to-1 ratio, without lawyers taking anything -- yet.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/prague/0063031544.html (1083 words)

	SLOVAKIA.ORG - Slovak Republic FAQ
		Although there were elements in the "Czechoslovak" leadership that resisted the breakup they did not have the support nor military/police resources to forcefully keep the country together.
		Thus, the secession of Slovakia from the Czech and Slovak Federation was done by wholly peaceful means hence it is referred to as the "Velvet Divorce" - jocularly named after the peaceful fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia, the "Velvet Revolution".
		The separation of Slovakia from Czechoslovakia, which is referred to as the 'Velvet Divorce' and occurred in 1993, was executed in a democratic and largely uneventful way.
	www.slovakia.org /sk-faq.htm (1594 words)

	divorce - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Divorce : Duhaime's Canadian law dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include divorce: divorce agreement, grounds for divorce, uncontested divorce, velvet divorce, abortion and divorce law in ireland, more...
		Words similar to divorce: disjoint, dissassociate, dissociate, disunite, divorced, divorcement, divorcing, splitup, split up, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=divorce&ls=a (335 words)

	Gambling on a Velvet Divorce - Ben Barber
		It also enabled them to consummate a Velvet Divorce on January 1 of this year, separating into two independent states with a stroke of the pen instead of the sea of blood that has engulfed Yugoslavia, Armenia, Georgia, and a dozen other ethnically divided former Soviet-bloc states.
		Some are waiting for the other shoe to drop--for some dispute over cash or an unmarked bend in the river to shatter the Velvet Divorce.
		But clouds already have appeared, especially in Slovak skies, where unemployment, economic problems, and an unsolved Hungarian minority issue have rubbed some of the sheen off the velvet.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1993/august/Sa10189.htm (293 words)

	Title page for ETD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Unlike previous works, this paper contends that the Velvet Divorce was not simply a result of the expulsion of Communism, but rather the end product of a multitude of forces, both interior and exterior to the state's boundaries.
		These fundamental differences contributed to the failure to reach agreement in 1992 concerning the shape of the "new" or "revived" Czechoslovakia.
		Furthermore, this paper will show that the Velvet Divorce was not merely a product of internal disagreements.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /theses/delayed/etd-42098-14735/etd-title.html (370 words)

	Movie Poop Shoot - Velvet Revolver
		It goes along with one of my favorite song titles, Velvet Divorce (Sneaker Pimps).
		And, everybody knows that things are better with velvet.
		Velvet Zens 7s could be my alias on here.
	www.moviepoopshoot.com /forums/printthread.php?t=559 (213 words)

	Central Europe Review - Case Closed: Dubček's death declared an accident
		Gorbachev and the Velvet Revolution seemed to vindicate his earlier efforts to reform socialism.
		During his last years, Dubček served as chairman of the former Czechoslovak Parliament and prided himself in his role as moderator and a source of moral authority.
		His reputation would also have gained Slovakia more favorable recognition internationally - perhaps even some empathy for the lesser known part of the country that split with the Czechs in the Velvet Divorce.
	www.ce-review.org /00/8/kopanic8.html (795 words)

	Marriage and Divorce quiz -- free game
		Which country divided into two parts in the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993?
		This country was originally part of Malaysia when it was formed in 1963 but broke away in 1965.
		What was the name of the region which attempted to divorce itself from Nigeria in 1967?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=201062&origin= (186 words)

	Travel \| A touch of velvet
		Sucking the top off a pint of beer that had set me back all of 60 pence, I didn't find this too hard to believe.
		The bar was called U Malého Glena (Small Glenn's), and in the fridge were drinks labelled Erektus - something for the weekend, no doubt, to help ensure the next generation of world-beating beer drinkers.
		In the 10 years since the Velvet Revolution and the six years since the Velvet Divorce - when the Czech and Slovak Republics decided to go their separate ways - Prague's course has been upwardly mobile.
	travel.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3910230-104895,00.html (1376 words)

	divorce record UK : Online UK Divorce Directory
		Divorce Record UK Home > Divorce Record UK Total 94 sites Listed.
		Divorce-Guide is an online source for everything necessary for a do-it-yourself divorce ï¿½ the forms you need to fill out and the guidance you need to fill them out correctly.
		Press computed divorce statistics the highest divorce rate in 1998 States in the issue of divorce.
	www.divorce-uk.org /divorce_record_uk/2.htm (330 words)

	Ski Slovakia
		But attracting far less attention than any of the others rewriting the map, the nation of Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on January 1, 1993, for the second time this century.
		Beginning as the “Velvet Revolution” in November of 1989 - thus named because the Communist government was deposed diplomatically and without bloodshed - the nation eventually underwent a “Velvet Divorce.” Some rather complex issues faced the new democratic and newly renamed Czechoslovak Republic, one being an increasing insistence among the Slovak minority for more autonomy.
		Eventually, the best solution appeared to be to divide the country, and thus the Czech and Slovak Republics were born, or reborn, depending on one’s perspective.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/european_travel/15922 (560 words)

	Freedom Institute: Another Velvet Divorce? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Following the disputed election in the Ukraine last week, several eastern regions with Russian majorities are now preparing referenda on whether or not to secede from the remainder of the country.
		Given the ethnic homogeneity of the divided regions, it appears likely that any seperation would be akin to the so-called Velvet Divorce between the Czech and Slovak Republics.
		However, talk of a 50-50 split in population appears overstated.
	www.freedominst.org /2004/11/another-velvet-divorce.html (341 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Opinion - Quebec's lost cause is a lesson for SNP
		WE are frequently told by the Scottish Nationalists that it is time Scotland took its place in the world as a fully independent nation.
		The SNP is fond of citing the so-called "velvet divorce" that led to the separation of the Czech Republic from Slovakia as an example of civilised secession.
		Yet they are not so keen to draw our attention to events that do not fit their world view.
	news.scotsman.com /opinion.cfm?id=461372003 (1214 words)

	Slovakia - Heart of Europe: A review of A History of Slovakia - The Struggle for Survival
		Kirschbaum's 'A History of Slovakia' is one of those great historical works, that as well as providing us with a diligently researched, factual account, is also a damn good read.
		First published in 1995, 2 years after the Velvet divorce, 'A History of Slovakia' was the Western World's first popular history of Slovakia.
		From Chapter 1: 'The First State' (describing Prince Mojmir's Great Moravian Empire), until the 12th chapter 'Democracy and Independence' (covering the Velvet Revolution and the Velvet Divorce), Kirschbaum documents how for over a thousand years Slovakia continually struggled to survive as a nation state.
	www.heartofeurope.co.uk /reviews2.htm (221 words)

	Miroslav & Zdena Palat - a Czechoslovak marriage amid the Velvet Divorce - 30-12-2002 - Radio Prague
		Miroslav and Zdena Palat - a Czechoslovak marriage amid the Velvet Divorce
		With just days to go before the 10th anniversary of the division of Czechoslovakia, Rob Cameron speaks to a Czech-Slovak couple about the 1993 "Velvet Divorce".
		Czech Miroslav Palat and his Slovak wife Zdena lived in Bratislava for many years, leaving Czechoslovakia for the U.K. on the eve of the 1993 split.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/35959 (1490 words)

	Political Forums > The Coming Storm?
		May 19 2005, 11:18 AM What we are seeing here folks are the pre-shocks to the earthquake that will be the political break up of the Canadian Federation.
		There is a “Velvet Divorce” between the provinces of Canada coming in the next 10 years.
		The reason Canada is going that way is that Canada is a geographic fiction and political convenience.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t3218.html (493 words)

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