Autonomous Land of Slovakia Slovenská autonómna krajina
1938–1939
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Hej, Slováci transl. "Hey, Slovaks"
Second Czechoslovak Republic in 1939
Status	Autonomous Republic within the Second Czechoslovak Republic
Capital	Bratislava
Common languages	Slovak
Demonym(s)	Slovak
Government	Autonomous Republic
Prime Minister
• 1938-1939	Jozef Tiso
Legislature	Slovak Land Assembly
Historical era	Interwar Period
• Amendment of Czechoslovak Constitution	23 November 1938
• Establishment of Slovak State	14 March 1939
ISO 3166 code	SK
Preceded by Succeeded by First Czechoslovak Republic Slovak State
Today part of	Slovakia

The Autonomous Land of Slovakia was an autonomous republic within the Second Czechoslovak Republic, which briefly existed from 23 November 1938 to 14 March 1939, when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia, due to mounting German pressure. It was led by Jozef Tiso.^[1]

Creation

The Autonomous Land of Slovakia was established on 23 November 1938, following the enforcement of Constitutional Act No. 299/1938. It was drafted by the leaders of the nationalist Slovak People's Party in July 1938, and submitted to the National Assembly on 17 August 1938.^[2] Its main draftsmen were deputies Andrej Hlinka (died August 16, 1938), Karol Sidor, Martin Sokol and Jozef Tiso.

This amendment of the Constitution effectively established a federal republic, named Czecho-Slovakia, instead of the previous spelling of Czechoslovakia. It also established the Slovak Land Assembly as Slovakia's supreme legislative body.^[3]

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