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Árpád Göncz

Hungarian politician, writer, translator, President of Hungary (1922-2015) · Hungary · On the map · Politicians · Died at 93

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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2015Died6 October 20152009The Republic is Twenty Years Old PrizeAward2003Grand cross of the Order of the White LionAward2000Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAwardHonorary Citizen of BudapestAward1999Grand Cross of the Order of Good HopeAwardGrand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of AustriaAward1997Order of the Liberator General San MartínAward1996Royal Order of the SeraphimAward1995Gold Olympic OrderAwardNational Maltese Order of MeritAward1994Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil MeritAward1991Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit BrusselAwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1983József Attila PrizeAward1922Born10 February 1922

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Awards

The Republic is Twenty Years Old Prize2009
Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion2003
Radnóti Miklós Anti-racist Prize2003
Marble award2001
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross2000
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2000
Honorary Citizen of Budapest2000
Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope1999
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria1999
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great1999
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath1999
Order of the Sun of Peru1998
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour1997
Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana1997
Order of the Liberator General San Martín1997
Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University1996
Royal Order of the Seraphim1996
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1995
National Maltese Order of Merit1995
Gold Olympic Order1995
Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit1994
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Alcala1994
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty1993
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1991
Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel1991
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George1991
Grand Order of Mugunghwa1990
József Attila Prize1983
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

About this person

After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.

Country
Hungary
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 93

Where to find them

IMDbWebsitegonczarpad.hu

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