Gyula Horn
Gyula Horn | |
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| Prime Minister of Hungary | |
| In office 15 July 1994 – 6 July 1998 | |
| President | Árpád Göncz |
| Preceded by | Péter Boross |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Orbán |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 1990 – 13 May 2010 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 10 May 1989 – 23 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Miklós Németh |
| Preceded by | Péter Várkonyi |
| Succeeded by | Géza Jeszenszky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1932 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 19 June 2013 (aged 80) Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | MSZP (1989–2013) |
| Other political affiliations | MDP (1954–1956) MSZMP (1956–1989) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Király |
| Children | Anna Gyula |
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Gyula Horn (5 July 1932 – 19 June 2013) was a Hungarian socialist politician who was Prime Minister of Hungary from 15 July 1994 until 6 July 1998.
Horn was born in Budapest. He played a major role in the demolishing of the Iron Curtain (Berlin Wall) in the German Democratic Republic in 1989.
In 1990, Horn won the Charlemagne Prize.
Horn died in Budapest on 19 June 2013 from frontotemporal dementia, at the age of 80.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Gyula Horn, the man who tore the Iron Curtain, dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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