Party of Slovak Revival
Party of Slovak Revival Strana slovenskej obrody | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 March 1948 |
| Dissolved | 10 December 1989 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Party |
| Succeeded by | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Newspaper | The People (Ľud) |
| Ideology | Christian socialism |
| National affiliation | National Front |
Party of Slovak Revival (Slovak: Strana slovenskej obrody, SSO) was a political party founded in March 1948 by members of the Slovak Democratic Party, which collapsed after February's 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état.[1] It was accepted into the Czechoslovak National Front and got 17 seats in the Slovak parliament (Communists had 78 and the Freedom Party 4 seats). Jozef Mjartan, chairman of the SSO was the interim chairman of the Slovak parliament from 15 to 23 June 1958 and the party (as a satellite of the Communist party) had representatives in other government bodies during the Communist era. The Party of Slovak Revival broke with the Communist Party in 1989 and re-named to the Democratic Party, but did not gain any importance in Slovak politics.
Leadership
- Ján Ševčík (1948–1951)
- Jozef Kyselý (1951–1965)
- Jozef Mjartan (1966–1983)
- Jozef Šimúth (1983–1989)
References
- ^ "V tento deň v roku 1948 vznikla Strana slovenskej obrody". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
See also