1994 The 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion in Normandy and the 50th anniversary of the Slovak national uprising against Fascism	1994 The centenary of the birth of Janko Alexy	1994 The centenary of the establishment of the International Olympic Committee and the first participation of the Slovak Republic in the Olympic Games
1993 The 200th anniversary of the birth of Jan Kollar	1993 The 150th anniversary of the codification of standard written Slovak language	1993 The foundation of the Slovak Republic