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In article <522ovg$9hq@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>, tshoults@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca 
says...
>
>Daniel l Aldham (aldham@unixg.ubc.ca) wrote:
>: : want to make a contest on history with you it is not the point but
>: : just remember to you that some others ways are avalable. Do not forget
>: : the old tag: Never cry wolfs...
>: 
>: Agreed. Others that peacefully separated include most of the former
>: Soviet Union , and even much of the British Empire, Canada included.
>: So what were the diffences, what lead some to war, and others to peaceful
>: separation? I am not a political scientist, and only an historical 
>: hobbiest. What did Czechoslovakia do right, that Yugoslavia did wrong?
>: Maybe we can learn from their examples how to avoid bloody conflict.
>
>Well, the most major difference between the Canadian example and the
>Czech-Slovak is that in the latter, there was impetus on both sides to
>separate for the good of the country; the Slovaks wanted their own state,
>and the Czechs wanted to stop being held back by the Slovaks economically.
>This will to split on both sides is still missing in Canada for the most
>
Just a note here, I seem to recall a fairly large number of Czech
political refugees in Edmonton during the above period.  Which
leads me to think, based on conversations I had with a few of said
people, that even without the bloody conflict, all was not wine and
roses during the political upheaval of this time.

G.C.