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Árpád Göncz

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Hungarian politician, writer, translator, President of Hungary (1922-2015)

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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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Awards 34

2009The Republic is Twenty Years Old Prize
2003Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion
2003Radnóti Miklós Anti-racist Prize
2001Marble award
2000Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross‎
2000Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2000honorary citizen of Budapest
1999Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope
1999Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
1999Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great
1999Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
1998Order of the Sun of Peru
1997Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
1997Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
1997Order of the Liberator General San Martín
1996honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
1996Royal Order of the Seraphim
1995Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
1995National Maltese Order of Merit
1995Gold Olympic Order
1994Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit
1994honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala
1993Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
1991Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1991honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1991Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1990Grand Order of Mugunghwa
1983József Attila Prize
Order of the White Eagle
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
Golden Plate Award
Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎

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Connected to Árpád 6

Péter NádasAlso won Marble awardGyörgy KonrádAlso won Radnóti Miklós Anti-racist PrizeAli Hassan MwinyiAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Good HopeMário SoaresAlso won Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathAndrew SchallyAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of AlcalaManuel FragaAlso won Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit

About this person

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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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 93
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