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Details
Birthday
(Friday)
Died
Nationality
Languages
English, Hungarian
Spouse
Mária Zsuzsanna Göntér
Children
4 children: Kinga Göncz
Parents
Lajos Göncz
Education
Eötvös Loránd University
Zodiac Sign
♒ Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Popularity
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Árpád Göncz: Hungarian politician, writer, translator, President of Hungary (1922-2015).
Born in Budapest (died at age 93).
20 awards including Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana.
Studied at Eötvös Loránd University.
AWARDS (20)
B
Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
WON
B
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
WON
B
Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit
WON
B
Gold Olympic Order
WON
Biography
Árpád Göncz was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.
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