Matchbox labels made in Czechoslovakia in the 1950’s/1960’s. The text on the labels reads:”25 years of national committees of the NV”, and below:”1948 Kroměříž Congress of National Committees”.
In 1945, local committees were awarded jurisdiction over municipalities in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, replacing existing municipal councils. In addition to their existing agendas, they also dealt with post-war issues.
Starting in February 1948, the apparatus of state government gradually came under the control of the Communist Party. A new regulation was issued in 1950 which specified the creation of local chapters of the national committee. In 1990, after the Velvet Revolution, the local committees were transformed into municipal governments with local councils.