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László Sólyom
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politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)
László Sólyom was a Hungarian politician who served as President of Hungary, the country's highest ceremonial office. He is notable as a significant political figure in Hungary's modern history, having lived from 1942 until his death in 2023.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- László
- Family name
- Sólyom
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Pécs
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- full professor
- Educated at
- University of Pécs
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Juridical Science
- Field of work
- law
- Image
- László Sólyom.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- László Sólyom
- date of birth
- 1942-01-03
- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Sólyom László
- P10632
- László Sólyom
- date of death
- 2023-10-08
- professorship
- full professor
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
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Encyclopedic overview
László Sólyom (3 January 1942 – 8 October 2023) was a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian who was President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010. Previously he was the first president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from 1990 to 1998.
A prominent jurist and pro-democracy activist, Sólyom became the first president of the Constitutional Court at a time when the country was in the final years of its democratic transition after decades of communist rule. During his mandate, the Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional, strengthened the protection of freedom of expression and conscience, and legitimated the domestic partnerships of homosexuals.
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