Rudolf Schuster
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Mikuláš Dzurinda
- Preceded by
- Michal Kováč , Mikuláš Dzurinda (Acting) , Jozef Migaš (Acting)
- Succeeded by
- Ivan Gašparovič
- Born
- ( 1934-01-04 ) 4 January 1934 (age 92) , Košice , Czechoslovakia
- Party
- Independent (1990–1998, 1999–present)
- Other political affiliations
- Communist Party (1964–1990), Party of Civic Understanding (1998–1999)
- Spouse
- Irena Schusterová-Trojáková ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; died 2008 )
- Alma mater
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Family name
- Schuster
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Slovakia
- Place of birth
- Košice
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Party of Civic Understanding
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Slovak
- Image
- Rudolf Schuster 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rudolf Schuster
- date of birth
- 1934-01-04
- name in native language
- Rudolf Schuster
- candidacy in election
- 1999 Slovak presidential election
- P10632
- Rudolf Schuster
- nominated for
- Crystal Wing
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Encyclopedic overview
Rudolf Schuster (born 4 January 1934) is a Slovak politician who served as the second president of Slovakia from 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. In the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he sought re-election, Schuster was defeated. He received only 7.4% of the vote, with three other candidates (more specifically Ivan Gašparovič, Vladimír Mečiar, and Eduard Kukan) receiving more than that. He was succeeded by Ivan Gašparovič.
Life and career
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