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Federal Assembly [Federální Shromáždění]

The Czechoslovak federal parliament from January 1, 1969 (when it succeeded the National Assembly [Národní Shromáždění]) until the end of the Czechoslovak state on December 31, 1992. The assembly consisted of a Chamber of the People [Sněmovna lidu] in which seats were distributed proportional to population, and a Chamber of Nations [Sněmovna národů] in which the Czech and Slovak Republics were given equal representation.


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