Andrej Hlinka
Andrej Hlinka | |
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Hlinka in 1937 | |
| Title | Papal chamberlain, protonotary apostolic |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 27 September 1864 Csernova, Rózsahegy, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 16 August 1938 (aged 73) Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (until 1901) Slovak National Party Slovak People's Party (1914–1938) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Institute | St. Vojtech Fellowship |
Andrej Hlinka (born 27 September 1864 – 16 August 1938) was a Slovak Roman Catholic priest and politician who was one of the most important Slovak public activists in Czechoslovakia before World War II. He was the leader of the Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, a papal chamberlain, inducted papal protonotary, member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia, and chairman of the St. Vojtech Fellowship (a religious publication organization).