Árpád Göncz
Árpád Göncz (Göncz Árpád; February 10, 1922 – October 6, 2015) was a Hungarian liberal politician. He was President of Hungary from May 2, 1990 to August 4, 2000. He was the first democratically elected president of Hungary.[1]
Árpád Göncz | |
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| President of Hungary 1st President of the Third Republic of Hungary | |
| In office August 4, 1990 – August 4, 2000 Acting: May 2, 1990 – August 3, 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | József Antall Péter Boross Gyula Horn Viktor Orbán |
| Preceded by | Mátyás Szűrös |
| Succeeded by | Ferenc Mádl |
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| Born | February 10, 1922 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | October 6, 2015 (aged 93) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | SZDSZ (Alliance of Free Democrats) |
| Spouse(s) | Zsuzsanna Göntér |
| Children | 4 (Kinga Göncz) |
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Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He was also founding member and Vice Chairman of Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and Speaker of the National Assembly before becoming President.
He was a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.[2]
Árpád Göncz Media
Árpád Göncz at the age of 15 in 1937 (Budapest, Hajnóczy [then Bors] Street 3.)
School grades of Göncz in Werbőczy High School
Árpád Göncz in 1943 or 1944 (ID photo)
Göncz spent his sentence first in Gyűjtőfogház, Budapest
Árpád Göncz and Ottilia Solt
Göncz Árpád magyar író, műfordító és politikus.
József Antall (middle) represented Hungary in the Visegrád Group signing ceremony in February 1991, instead of Göncz
Residence of Árpád Göncz until his death
Árpád Göncz (left) in March 1995
Árpád Göncz with U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen in June 1999
References
- ↑ "Arpad Goncz, Hungary's 1st post-communist president, dies". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ↑ "International Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
Other websites
Media related to Árpád Göncz at Wikimedia Commons
- His biography Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine on the Office of the President of the Republic of Hungary site