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Also known as Michal Kovac

Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia (1993–1998)

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Michal Kováč was a Slovak politician, pedagogue, economist, and banker who served as President of Slovakia. Born in Bratislava or Ľubiša in 1930, he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. He studied at the University of Economics in Bratislava and worked in the fields of politics and economics. Kováč was married to Emília Kováčová and was a relative of Dušan Kováč.

He authored works including *Občan prezident* and *Poznajme súc̆asnú slovenskú literatúru*. Kováč died in Bratislava on October 5, 2016, from Parkinson's disease. He was buried in Saint Andrew's cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1931
Works
2

Top works

  • Občan prezident
  • Poznajme súc̆asnú slovenskú literatúru

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting

Known for

  • Zánik Československa v parlamentu — Self2024

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
HR
Active from
1941-07-16

via MusicBrainz · CC0

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

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michal Kováč” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.