Michal Kováč

@Slovak Men, Facts and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Michal Kovac is a former banker who served as the first President of Slovakia Slovak Leaders Presidents Leo Celebrities Michal Kovac is a former Slovakian politician who assumed office as the country’s first president when the position was newly created by the constitution of Slovakia in 1993 when Slovakia permanently split from Czechoslovakia and became a separate country. The position which had been lying vacant for the initial few weeks of its establishment was filled by Kovac who was elected as the president by the National Council of Slovak Republic. He had been the last Speaker of Czechoslovakia's federal Parliament before the country split peacefully into Czech and Slovak states in January 1993. A former banker who had worked at a number of famous banks before venturing into politics, Kovac brought with him a rich legacy of knowledge and experience relating to financial and economic issues. Prior to his election as the first President of Slovakia, he had served as the Chairman of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. He was one of the founders of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia in the early 1990s and had played a significant role in the process of the preparation of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. He had strained relations with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Vladimír Mečiar, which only worsened after his becoming the president

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Birthday: August 5, 1930 Nationality: Slovak Famous: Bank Employee, Slovak Men, Leaders, Presidents Spouses: Emília Kováčová Known as: Michal Kovac Universities: University of Economics in Bratislava Birth Place: Ľubiša Information Detail Birthday August 5, 1930 Nationality Slovak Famous Bank Employee, Slovak Men, Leaders, Presidents Spouses Emília Kováčová Known as Michal Kovac Universities University of Economics in Bratislava Birth Place Ľubiša Political Ideology 1st President of Slovakia - March 2, 1993 – March 2, 1998, 7th Chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia - June 25, 1992 – December 31, 1992, Finance Minister of Slovak Federal Republic-December 12, 1989 – May 17, 1991 Gender Male Sun Sign Leo Born in Ľubiša Famous as Bank employee

Ľubiša

Michal Kováč born at Unsplash Birth Place

He is married to Emília Kováčová and has two children with her—Michael and Juraj. His son, who had been accused of financial crimes by German authorities was allegedly kidnapped and taken to Austria. Kovac accused the government and Meciar to have staged the kidnapping. Unsplash Personal Life

Michal Kovac was born on 5 August 1930 in Ľubiša, Czechoslovakia. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After completing his high school education he enrolled at the University of Economics in Bratislava. As a student he developed a keen interest in banking systems and issues related to finance. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was also interested in politics from a young age and made important analysis on the Socialist system, based on Soviet documentation. As a young man he developed connections with the country's most important Communist political leaders and soon became well acquainted with the political functioning of the nation. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After completing his education he embarked on a banking career. Over the next several years he held positions at various banks including the Státní banka československá. Unsplash Career

He had a thriving banking career. Hard working, intelligent and determined, he acquired in-depth knowledge about the working of banks and the functioning of the country’s financial system. Over the course of his career he also traveled to and worked at places like London and Cuba in the 1960s. Unsplash Career

The Velvet Revolution which happened in 1989 was marked by a period of political upheaval and transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia. Several non-violent protests and demonstrations were held by students and other dissidents against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Unsplash Career

During the Velvet Revolution, Kovac became the Finance Minister of the Slovak (Socialist) Republic, a position he served in from December 1989 to May 1991. Unsplash Career

During the early 1991 he co-founded the ‘Movement for a Democratic Slovakia’ along with other like-minded individuals. He also served as the vice-chairman of the movement which was led by his friend Vladimir Meciar. Unsplash Career

He played a leading role in the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 5, 1930
Nationality	Slovak
Famous	Bank Employee, Slovak Men, Leaders, Presidents
Spouses	Emília Kováčová
Known as	Michal Kovac
Universities	University of Economics in Bratislava
Birth Place	Ľubiša
Political Ideology	1st President of Slovakia - March 2, 1993 – March 2, 1998, 7th Chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia - June 25, 1992 – December 31, 1992, Finance Minister of Slovak Federal Republic-December 12, 1989 – May 17, 1991
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Ľubiša
Famous as	Bank employee

Michal Kováč

Slovak

Aug 5, 1930

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Ľubiša