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Rudolf Schuster

Slovak President, head of Slovak National Council and politician

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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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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.

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