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Michal Kováč
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Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia (1993–1998)
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Michal Kováč (1930–2016) was a Slovak politician, pedagogue, economist, and banker. He served as the President of Slovakia and was a member of the People’s Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. His professional work focused on politics and economics. He was educated at the University of Economics in Bratislava and spoke Slovak.
Born in 1930, Kováč died of Parkinson’s disease in Bratislava in 2016. He was buried at Saint Andrew's cemetery. He was married to Emília Kováčová and was the relative of Dušan Kováč. He held citizenship in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Zánik Československa v parlamentu — Self2024
via TMDB
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Vladimír Mečiar , Jozef Moravčík , Vladimír Mečiar
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Rudolf Schuster
- Born
- ( 1930-08-03 ) 3 August 1930, Ľubiša , Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) (aged 86), Bratislava , Slovakia
- Party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1970), Public Against Violence (1990–1991), Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (1991–1993)
- Spouse
- Emília Kováčová (?–2016; his death )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Ľubiša
- Place of death
- Bratislava
- Spouse
- Emília Kováčová
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Economics in Bratislava
- Political party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Languages spoken
- Slovak
- Field of work
- economics
- Image
- Michal Kováč.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michal Kováč
- date of birth
- 1930-08-03
- date of death
- 2016-10-05
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Michal Kováč
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- relative
- Dušan Kováč
- place of burial
- Saint Andrew's cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Michal Kováč (3 August 1930 – 5 October 2016) was the first president of Slovakia, having served from 1993 through 1998.
Early life
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