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László Sólyom

Politician and former President of Hungary (1942-2023) · Hungary · On the map · Politicians · Died at 81

László Sólyom was a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian who was President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010. Previously he was the first president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from 1990 to 1998.

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2023Died8 October 20232013Award for Hungarian FreedomAward2007Collar of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward2006Honorary Doctorate of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University FrankfurtAward2005Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)Award2003Nagy Imre Order of MeritAward1999Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of HungaryAwardHonorary Doctor of University of CologneAward1998Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardHumboldt PrizeAwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward, 19981942Born3 January 1942

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Awards

Award for Hungarian Freedom2013
Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic2007
Honorary Doctorate of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt2006
Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)2005
Nagy Imre Order of Merit2003
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary1999
Honorary Doctor of University of Cologne1999
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1998
Humboldt Prize1998
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1998
Algerian National Order of Merit, Atheer rank
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Hungarian Order of Merit
Order of Isabella the Catholic
National Maltese Order of Merit
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of the White Star
Order of Vytautas the Great
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Dostyk Order of grade I
National Order of Merit
Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of the White Elephant
Order of the White Eagle

About this person

Country
Hungary
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2023 · aged 81

Politicians from Hungary 6

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