Carpatho-Ukraine

Carpatho-Ukraine or Carpathian Ukraine (, ) was an autonomous region within the Second Czechoslovak Republic and short-lived state. It was created in December 1938 and renamed from Subcarpathian Rus', whose full administrative and political autonomy had been confirmed by constitutional law of 22 November 1938.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Carpatho-Ukraine
Country.common_name: Carpatho-Ukraine
Country.image_flag: Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg
Country.flag: Flag of Ukraine
Country.image_coat: Karptska Ukraina COA.svg
Country.coa_size: 70
Country.symbol: Coat of arms of Carpathian Ukraine
Country.era: Interwar period
Country.event_start: Proclaimed as Carpathian Ukraine
Country.date_start: 30 December
Country.year_start: 1938
Country.event1: Proclamation of Independence

Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Political autonomy
Political crisis
Proclamation of Independence
Hungarian invasion
World War II and aftermath
Parliament
Prosecution of Carpatho-Ukraine activists and government officials
See also
References
Bibliography
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20 years earlier, by the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, the region, which had historically belonged to Hungary, had been detached from the Kingdom of Hungary and attached to newly created Czechoslovakia. Subsequently Hungary had sought revision of the Treaty of Trianon and the restoration of her historical borders.