National Assembly (Communist Czechoslovakia)
National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | |
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Legislative body in Czechoslovakia | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Established | 1948 |
Disbanded | 1969 |
Preceded by | Constituent National Assembly |
Succeeded by | Federal Assembly |
Seats | 300 members (1948–1954) 368 members (1954–1960) 300 members (1960–1969) |
Elections | |
Direct non-competitive elections (1948–1969) | |
Last election | 14 June 1964 |
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National Assembly (originally stock exchange building), Prague |
The National Assembly (Czech: Národní shromáždění, Slovak: Národné zhromaždenie) was the unicameral parliament of Communist Czechoslovakia from 1948 until the federalization of Czechoslovakia in 1969, replaced by the Federal Assembly. It was Czechoslovakia's highest legislative institution.[1][2]
Name Changes
[edit]Name | Native name | Year |
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National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic | (Czech: Národní shromáždění republiky Československé) (Slovak: Národné zhromaždenie republiky Československej) | 1948–1960 |
National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | (Czech: Národní shromáždění Československé socialistické republiky) (Slovak: Národné zhromaždenie Československej socialistickej republiky) | 1960–1969 |
Presidents of the National Assembly
[edit]Name | Entered office | Left office |
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Oldřich John | 10 June 1948 | 15 October 1953 |
Zdeněk Fierlinger | 15 October 1953 | 23 June 1964 |
Bohuslav Laštovička | 23 June 1964 | 18 April 1968 |
Josef Smrkovský | 18 April 1968 | 29 January 1969 |
References
[edit]- ^ Simons, William (1960). The Constitutions of the Communist World. Springer Publishing. ISBN 9789028600706.
- ^ Skalnik Leff, Carol (1997). The Czech and Slovak Republics. Nation versus state. Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-2922-1.