With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful “Velvet Revolution.” In January 1993, the country underwent a “velvet divorce” into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.

Past programs include:

Land privatization and farm reorganization in Czechoslovakia.

Agricultural Cooperative Development International.

Landesa conducted rural field research and presented at a conference on land privatization and farm reorganization in Czechoslovakia. February 1992.