00:00The 14th of March 1939
00:05As Nazi Germany dismantles Czechoslovakia, Slovakia declares independence, becoming a
00:11puppet state of Hitler's Third Reich.
00:14At its head stands a Catholic priest, who once preached faith and morality but now embraces
00:20power and collaboration.
00:22Under his rule, the new regime swiftly aligns with Nazi policies, enacting anti-Jewish laws,
00:29suppressing opposition, and orchestrating the deportation of thousands of Jews to Nazi
00:34death camps.
00:36Justifying repression with religious rhetoric, the new president abandons his clerical vows
00:42for nationalist ambitions.
00:44His name is Josef Tiso.
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