National Assembly (Communist Czechoslovakia) Explained

National Assembly of the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
House Type:Unicameral
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Established:1948
Disbanded:1969
Voting System1:Direct non-competitive elections (1948–1969)
Members:300 members (1948–1954)
368 members (1954–1960)
300 members (1960–1969)
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Last Election1:14 June 1964

The National Assembly was the unicameral parliament of Communist Czechoslovakia from 1948 until the federalization of Czechoslovakia in 1969, replaced by the Federal Assembly. It was Czechoslovakia's highest legislative institution.[1] [2]

Name Changes

NameNative nameYear
National Assembly of
the Czechoslovak Republic
(Czech: Národní shromáždění republiky Československé)
(Slovak: Národné zhromaždenie republiky Československej)
1948–1960
National Assembly of
the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
(Czech: Národní shromáždění Československé socialistické republiky)
(Slovak: Národné zhromaždenie Československej socialistickej republiky)
1960–1969

Presidents of the National Assembly

NameEntered officeLeft office
Oldřich John10 June 194815 October 1953
Zdeněk Fierlinger15 October 195323 June 1964
Bohuslav Laštovička23 June 196418 April 1968
Josef Smrkovský18 April 196829 January 1969

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Simons, William. The Constitutions of the Communist World. Springer Publishing. 1960. 9789028600706.
  2. Book: Skalnik Leff, Carol. The Czech and Slovak Republics. Nation versus state. Westview Press. 1997. 0-8133-2922-1.