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Rudolf Schuster

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Rudolf Schuster
Schuster in 2011
2ndPresident of Slovakia
In office
15 June 1999 – 15 June 2004
Prime MinisterMikuláš Dzurinda
Preceded byMichal Kováč
Mikuláš Dzurinda(Acting)
Jozef Migaš(Acting)
Succeeded byIvan Gašparovič
Member of theNational Council
In office
30 October 1998 – 15 June 1999
Mayor ofKošice
In office
1994–1999
In office
1983–1986
Czechoslovakia Ambassador to Canada
In office
28 August 1990 – 3 May 1992
Preceded byJán Janovic
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Speaker of the National Council
In office
30 November 1989 – 26 June 1990
Preceded byViliam Šalgovič
Succeeded byFrantišek Mikloško
Personal details
Born(1934-01-04)4 January 1934(age 90)
Košice,Czechoslovakia(nowSlovakia)
Political partyIndependent(1990–1998, 1999–present)
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party(1964–1990)
Party of Civic Understanding(1998–1999)
Spouse
Irena Schusterová-Trojáková
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(m.1961; died 2008)​
Alma materSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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Rudolf Schuster(born 4 January 1934) is a Slovak politician, who served as the secondpresident of Slovakiafrom 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. In the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he sought re-election,Schuster was defeated.[1]He received only 7.4% of the vote, with three other candidates (more specificallyIvan Gašparovič,Vladimír Mečiar,andEduard Kukan) receiving more than that. He was succeeded byIvan Gašparovič.[2]

Life and career

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Schuster was born inKošice.From 1964 to 1990, he was a member of theCommunist Party of Slovakia.Before becoming president, he was Mayor (Slovak:primátor) ofKošicein 1983–1986 and 1994–1999 respectively. He was also the last Communist president of theSlovak National Council(1989–1990), Ambassador of Czechoslovakia to Canada (1990–1992) and a leader of theParty of Civic Understanding(SOP – Strana občianskeho porozumenia,1998–1999).

Schuster speaks German (includingMantak dialect),Slovak,Czech,Russian, English and Hungarian fluently.

Schuster's father's family is ofCarpathian Germanorigin, while his mother's family is of Hungarian origin. Rudolf Schuster was married in 1961 to Irena Trojáková (died 2008) and he has two children (son Peter and daughter Ingrid) and two granddaughters. In his private life, he is a sports fan, a traveller and a writer. He is also a camera fan.

In 1998, Schuster founded the centre-leftParty of Civic Understanding.In 1999 he received honorary citizenship fromMiskolc,as recognition of the good cooperation between the city and Košice during his mayorship.[3]

Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeldmeets with President of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on 22 November 2002.

In 2004, Schuster sought re-election in the2004 presidential electionand received 7.4% of the votes.

Writing

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Rudolf Schuster is a member of the Association of Slovak Writers. He has been author of film scripts for various television films. His most famous works are detective novels and travelogues mainly aboutBrazilandCanada.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Necestami Brazílie(1987)
  • Prípad „Puntičkár “(1987)
  • Nežiaduci dôkaz(1988)
  • Čierny notes(1989) –ISBN80-85110-09-1
  • Bol som pri tom(1989)
  • Rodné putá: J. Fabini(1994) –ISBN8085727129
  • So skalpelom a bez neho(1994) –ISBN80-85727-13-7
  • Stopy viedli k Indiánom(1995) –ISBN80-967412-1-7
  • Strieborný mercedes(1995) –ISBN80-85727-14-5
  • Ultimátum(1996) –ISBN80-967412-2-5
  • Hlavná(1997) –ISBN80-967412-4-1
  • Návrat do veľkej politiky(1998) –ISBN80-968272-0-0
  • Explózia(1999) –ISBN80-967412-7-6
  • Ako to bolo(2000)
  • Rozhovory s Milanom Čičom(2001) –ISBN80-968272-7-8
  • Muž s dvoma srdcami(2001) –ISBN80-968272-5-1
  • V tieni brazilských pralesov(2002) –ISBN80-890840-5-2
  • Farby Islandu(2009) –ISBN978-80-89084-23-4
  • V krajine ľadových medveďov(2010) –ISBN978-80-89084-29-6
  • Deň na južnom póle(2011) –ISBN978-80-89084-35-7
  • Kanada, od mora k moru / Canada, From Sea to Sea(2014) –ISBN978-80-89084-38-8

Honours and awards

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National honours

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Ribbon bar Country Honours Date
Czechoslovakia Honour for Services to the Building[5] 1983
Czechoslovakia CzechoslovakOrder of Labour[6] 1989
Slovakia First Class of thePribina Cross[7] 1998
Slovakia First Class of theOrder of Andrej Hlinka[8] 2019
Slovakia First Class of theOrder of Ľudovít Štúr[8] 2019
Slovakia First Class of theMilan Rastislav Štefánik Cross[8] 2019
Slovakia Medal for Services to Slovak Diplomacy[9] 2023
Slovakia Gratitude Medal[8] 2024

Foreign honours

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Ribbon bar Country Honours Date
Algeria Grand Cross of theNational Order of Merit[10] 2003
Argentina Collar of theOrder of the Liberator General San Martín[11] 2001
Austria Grand Star of theDecoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[12] 2004
Brazil Grand Collar of theOrder of the Southern Cross[12] 2001
Brazil Grand Cross of theOrder of Rio Branco[13] 2024
Chile Collar of theOrder of Merit[12] 2001
Croatia Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star[14] 2001
Czech Republic Grand Cross of theOrder of the White Lion[15] 2019
Germany Grand Cross Special Class of theOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12] 2001
Greece Grand Cross of theOrder of the Redeemer[12] 2000
Holy See Knight Grand Cross with Collar of theOrder of Pope Pius IX[12] 2002
Hungary Grand Cross with Chain of theOrder of Merit of the Republic of Hungary[16] 2003
Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar of theOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic[17] 2002
Lebanon Extraordinary Class of theOrder of Merit[12] 2001
Luxembourg Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[12] 2002
Poland Knight of theOrder of the White Eagle[18] 2002
Portugal Grand Collar of theOrder of Prince Henry[12] 2003
Romania Grand Collar of theOrder of the Star of Romania[19] 2000
Sweden Knight of theRoyal Order of the Seraphim[20] 2002
Slovenia Gold Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia[21] 2003
SMOM Collar of theOrder pro Merito Melitensi[12] 1999
Spain Collar of theRoyal Order of Isabella the Catholic[22] 2002
Ukraine First Class of theOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise[23] 2004

References

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  1. ^"Schuster gone for good?".The Slovak Spectator.21 June 2004.
  2. ^Roger East, Richard Thomas (2003).Profiles of People in Power: the world's government leaders.Routledge (UK).ISBN1-85743-126-X.
  3. ^Honorary citizens on the official homepage of MiskolcArchived23 August 2006 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^"Prezident SR - Tvorba".archiv.prezident.sk.Retrieved6 March2024.
  5. ^"Vyznamenání Za zásluhy o výstavbu"(PDF).prazskyhradarchiv.cz(in Czech). Archive of the Office of the President. 11 January 2008. p. 636.Retrieved6 March2024.
  6. ^"Řád Práce"(PDF).prazskyhradarchiv.cz(in Czech). Archive of the Office of the President. 30 November 2012. p. 266.Retrieved6 March2024.
  7. ^"Ocenenia a vyznamenania - Rudolf Schuster".rudolfschuster.sk(in Slovak). Prezidentská knižnica. 23 October 2017.Retrieved6 March2024.
  8. ^abcd"Prezidentka Slovenskej republiky | Vyznamenania"(in Slovak).
  9. ^"Wlachovský ocenil osobnosti slovenskej diplomacie".TERAZ.sk(in Slovak). 29 June 2023.Retrieved6 March2024.
  10. ^"Journal officiel de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire N° 38"(PDF).Journal officiel de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire(in French) (38): 2. 25 June 2003.ISSN0516-5989.Retrieved6 March2024.
  11. ^"Prezident SR - Júl".archiv.prezident.sk(in Slovak). Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.Retrieved6 March2024.
  12. ^abcdefghij"Ocenenia prezidenta SR".archiv.prezident.sk(in Slovak). Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.Retrieved6 March2024.
  13. ^"Bývalý prezident Rudolf Schuster si v Národnom divadle v Košiciach prevzal najvyššie brazílske vyznamenanie".Denník N(in Slovak). 11 January 2024.Retrieved11 January2024.
  14. ^"Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rudolfa Schustera".Narodne novine(in Croatian). 2 October 2001.Retrieved10 July2008.
  15. ^"PŘEHLED: Prezidentův lékař i Klausův poradce. Podívejte se, koho Zeman vyznamenal".Lidovky.cz(in Czech). 28 October 2019.Retrieved6 March2024.
  16. ^"Magyar Közlöny 2003. évi 122. szám"(in Hungarian). 27 October 2003. p. 3.ISSN2063-0379.Retrieved6 March2024.
  17. ^"Schuster Rudolf decorato di Gran Cordone"(in Italian). Scrivi alla Presidenza della Repubblica.Retrieved6 March2024.
  18. ^Żarna, Krzysztof (2019)."Stosunki Polsko–Słowackie w latach 1993 – 2002"(PDF).Annales Scientia Politica(in Polish).8(1).University of Prešov:8.ISSN1339-0732.Retrieved6 March2024.
  19. ^"DECRET 216 02/06/2000 - Portal Legislativ".legislatie.just.ro(in Romanian).Retrieved6 March2024.
  20. ^"Året 2002 Verksamhetsberättelse"(PDF).Kungl. Hovstaterna(in Swedish): 8. 2002.Retrieved6 March2024.
  21. ^"Predsednik Republike Slovenije > Seznam vseh odlikovancev od leta 1992 do decembra 2007".www.bivsi-predsednik.si(in Slovenian).Retrieved5 March2024.
  22. ^"III. Otras disposiciones"(PDF).Boletín Oficial del Estado(in Spanish).ISSN0212-033X.
  23. ^"З одноденним візитом у Києві побував Президент Словаччини Рудольф Шустер, термін президентства якого завершується 15 червня".Радіо Свобода(in Ukrainian). 5 February 2008.Retrieved5 March2024.
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