Ferenc Mádl
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Ferenc Mádl | |
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President of Hungary | |
In office 4 August 2000 – 5 August 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán Péter Medgyessy Ferenc Gyurcsány |
Preceded by | Árpád Göncz |
Succeeded by | László Sólyom |
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Born | Bánd, Kingdom of Hungary | 29 January 1931
Died | 29 May 2011 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 80)
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Dalma Mádl |
Children | András |
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Ferenc Mádl (Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈmaːdl̩]; 29 January 1931 – 29 May 2011)[1] was a Hungarian legal scholar, professor and politician. He was the second President of the third Republic of Hungary between 4 August 2000 and 5 August 2005.
He was Minister of Education between 1993 and 1994 in the conservative cabinets of József Antall and Péter Boross. Mádl ran unsuccessfully for the position of President of Hungary in 1995, loosing to Árpád Göncz. Five years later he was elected President.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1992.[2] His great-nephew is Péter Magyar, leader of the Respect and Freedom Party.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Elhunyt Mádl Ferenc Index.hu
- ↑ "Ferenc Mádl". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ↑ "Egyszemélyes háborút indított a rendszer ellen - Ki is valójában a első számú közellenségnek kikiáltott Magyar Péter?". Blikk (in Hungarian). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Bayer, Lili (25 March 2024). "'The time is here': the ex-government insider shaking up Hungarian politics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2024.