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Arrival of the Slavs
The Slavs (Czech tribes in Bohemia and Moravians in Moravia) arrived in the 6th century.
Great Moravia
Main article: Great Moravia
Bohemian Principality
Main article: Czech lands: 880s-1198
Bohemian Kingdom and Margraviate of Moravia till 1526
Main article: Czech lands: 1198-1526
Bohemian Estates against Hapsburg Absolutism
Main article: Czech lands: 1526-1648
The Dark Age and National Revival
Main article: Czech lands: 1648-1867
The Dual Monarchy Austria – Hungary
Main article: Czech lands: 1867-1918
Czechoslovakia
Main articles: Czech lands: 1918-1992 and History of Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
1 January 1993 meant "velvet divorce" of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now a member of NATO a future menber of European Union, the Czech Republic has moved toward integration in world markets, a development that poses both opportunities and risks.