Czech National Council
The Czech National Council (Czech: Česká národní rada, abbreviated CNR) was from 1969 one of the branches of the legislature in Czechoslovakia.
Formation and changes after 1989
The Czech National Council served after the formal federalization of the country on 1 January 1969 as a legislative organ of the Czech Socialist Republic and later the Czech Republic. Until the turn of 85 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 22 of the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, 22 of the Czechoslovak People's Party and 21 were formally independent of the 150 members of the CNR.
In the wake of the Velvet Revolution occurred on 18 December 1989 back the entire presidium of the Czech National Council. In early 1990, 64 MPs were first exchanged for political reasons in agreement of the old elites and the Civic Forum, in June 1990, finally, free elections were held. The legislature was reduced to two years, so that in June 1992, again held elections.
The Czech National Council on January 1, 1993 with the division of Czechoslovakia to the parliament of the independent Czech Republic.