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Árpád Göncz
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Árpád Göncz

Politician · born February 10, 1922 · died 2015

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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.

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  1. 68Became President of HungaryMay 2, 1990
  2. 74Received the Royal Order of the SeraphimSeptember 9, 1996
  3. ~76Received the Order of the Sun of Peru1998

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1974 · United States

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1981 · Italy

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1930 · United States

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1942 · United Kingdom

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