Michal Kováč

Michal Kováč
1st President of Slovakia
In office
2 March 1993 – 2 March 1998
Prime MinisterVladimír Mečiar
Jozef Moravčík
Vladimír Mečiar
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRudolf Schuster
7th Chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia
In office
25 June – 31 December 1992
Preceded byAlexander Dubček
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Finance Minister of Slovak Federal Republic
In office
12 December 1989 – 17 May 1991
Preceded byFrantišek Mišeje
Succeeded byAnton Vavro (acting)
Personal details
Born(1930-08-03)3 August 1930
Ľubiša, Czechoslovakia
Died5 October 2016(2016-10-05) (aged 86)
Bratislava, Slovakia
PartyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1970)
Public Against Violence (1990–1991)
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (1991–1993)
SpouseEmília Kováčová (?–2016; his death)
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Michal Kováč (3 August 1930 – 5 October 2016) was the first president of Slovakia, having served from 1993 through 1998.