| 1 Jul 1928 |
Slovakia constitutes a province (země cz | krajina sk) of Czechoslovakia in accordance with a law passed by the National Assembly (Národní shromáždění cz | Národné zhromaždenie sk) of Czechoslovakia (Poslanecká sněmovna cz | Poslanecká snemovňa sk on 1 Jul 1927, Senát cz sk on 14 Jul 1927), effective on the date (1 Jul 1928) fixed in Chapter 2, section 1 (Czechoslovakia Law Collection—Czech edition, No. 57, 12 Aug 1927, pp. 1449-1478) [1] |
| 1 Jul 1928 - 31 Dec 1939 |
Slovenská krajina sk = (to 12 Oct 1938) Slovenská země cz | Slovak Province |
| 12 Oct 1938 |
the use of Slovak as the state language is prescribed by an order of the President of the Government issued on 10 Oct 1938, effective on publication (Slovakia Provincial Gazette, No. 35, 12 Oct 1938, p. 585) |
| 23 Nov 1938 |
the Slovak Province is recognized an autonomous part of Czechoslovakia in accordance with a Constitutional Law adopted by the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia (Poslanecká sněmovna cz | Poslanecká snemovňa sk on 22 Nov 1938, Senát cz sk on 22 Nov 1938), effective on publication on 23 Nov 1938 (Czechoslovakia Law Collection—Czech edition, No. 99, 23 Nov 1938, pp. 1161-1164) [2] |
| 14 Mar 1939 |
the Slovak Province is proclaimed the sovereign and independent Slovak State in accordance with a law passed by the Slovak Diet (Slovenský snem sk) on 14 Mar 1939 (Slovak Law Book, No. 1, 14 Mar 1939, p. 1) [3] |
| 31 Dec 1939 |
the Slovak Province as a legal entity (osoba právna) and the provincial government are abolished on the date (31 Dec 1939) fixed by a law passed by the Slovak Diet on 25 Jul 1939 (Slovak Law Book, No. 43, 9 Aug 1939, pp. 403-416) [4] |
