Topic summary
First Slovak Republic
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Slovak Republic (1939–1945).
Name
The country is often referred to historically as the First Slovak Republic (Slovak: prvá Slovenská Republika) to distinguish it from the contemporary (Second) Slovak Republic, Slovakia, which is not considered its legal successor state. "Slovak State" was used colloquially, but "First Slovak Republic" was used even in encyclopedias written during the post-war Communist period. Other names were commonly used such as Tiso's Slovakia, Slovakia or Tiso regime.