Árpád Göncz President

Árpád Göncz (Göncz Árpád, Hungarian pronunciation: [ɡønts aːrpaːd]; born February 10, 1922 in Budapest) is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of Hungary (May 2, 1990 – August 4, 2000). Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He was also founding member and Vice Chairman of Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary before becoming President.He is currently a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.

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Árpád Göncz
Birth dateFebruary 10, 1922
Birth place
Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Nationality
Hungary
Spouse
Zsuzsanna G%C3%B6nt%C3%A9r
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