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Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia (Československo or Česko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992. From 1939 to 1945 the state did not have de facto existence, due to its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, but the Czechoslovak government-in-exile nevertheless continued to exist during this time period. On 1 January 1993 Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
A country which does not exist anymore, where some 51 cans were produced, among them the one commemorating the national hockey team : when the players refused to go back to their country, cans were withdrawn and destroyed, few lucky collectors have one of the few remaining..