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Which came first: the Czech Republic or Never Gonna Give You Up?

Never Gonna Give You Up came first, in 1987 (released). The Czech Republic followed 6 years later, in 1993 (founded).

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  1. Second1993

    The Czech Republic

    country · founded

    Czechoslovakia split peacefully at the end of 1992, and the Czech Republic came into being on 1 January 1993.

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  2. First1987

    Never Gonna Give You Up

    song · released

    Never Gonna Give You Up came out in 1987, twenty years before "rickrolling".

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.