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Peter Kresánek
Peter Kresánek (born 1 January 1951 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak politician, former member of the Slovak parliament from 1998 to 2002 and former Mayor of Bratislava from 1990 to 1998. Early career He attended '' SVŠ Vazovova'' in Bratislava (1966–1969) and the Faculty of Philosophy of the Comenius University in Bratislava (1969–1974). His desk was History of art and architecture. He is fluent in English, German and Russian. Political career On 16 January 2000 Peter Kresánek was one of the co-founders of Slovak Democratic Christian Movement ( Slovak: ''Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia'' (''SDKÚ'')). Before, he was a member of Christian Democratic Movement ( Slovak: ''Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie'' (''KDH'')). Case little trains (Kauza vlaciky) The case involved the buying of 35 leightweigt motor trains with ties to the Minister of Transport Jozef Macejka (SDKU) and the Prime Minister of Slovakia Mikuláš Dzurinda (SDKU). There was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of the official figures. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews, Romani people, Romani, Serbs and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; eleven King of Hungary, Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava, St Martin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Slovakia
The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the Chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak: ''Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky''), commonly referred to in Slovakia as ''Predseda vlády'' or informally as ''Premiér'', is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the President of the republic (appointer) and Chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure. Since the creation of the office in 1969, thirteen persons have served as head of government. Since 1993, when Slovakia gained independence, eight persons have occupied the function. On 1 April 2021, Eduard Heger became the Prime Minister of Slovakia. History The office of Prime Minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. A similar office had existed from 1918 when various officials were presidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The National Council (Slovakia) 1998-2002
Member may refer to: * Military jury A United States military "jury" (or "members", in military parlance) serves a function similar to an American civilian jury, but with several notable differences. Only a general court-martial (which may impose any sentences, from dishonorable disch ..., referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Bratislava
The Mayor of Bratislava ( sk, Primátor Bratislavy) is the highest political representative of the Slovak capital Bratislava. The Mayor's office is located in the Primate's Palace. Since 2018 the office has been held by Matúš Vallo, an architect. List of mayors of Bratislava ''Richtári'' of Pressburg (1280–1879) *1280 – Jacobus *1287 – Tirwardus *1288 – Jacobus *1302 – Hertlin *1314 – Hertlo *1324 – Bernhardus *1347 – Jacobus *1348 – Comes Jacobus *1352 – Jacus *1356 – Comes Jacus *1357 – Jacobus *1361 – Jacobus fil. Nikolai *1365 – Comes Jacobus *1371 – Jacob fil. Nikolai *1375 – Stephanus a Henricus *1377 – Henricus *1379 – Paul Spitzer *1389 – Mert Kirchenknopf together with Paul Spitzer *1390 – Nicolaus Plichendechel *1391 – Paul Spitzer *1396 – Paul Spitzer together with Ulrich Rauchwarter *1400 – Bernhardt Scharrach *1401 – Ulrich Rauchenwarter *1412 – Konrad Kitzmägl together with Peter Liszt *1413 – Wenig Gillig * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Transport In Bratislava
Public transport in Bratislava is managed by Dopravný podnik Bratislava, a city-owned company. The transport system is known as ''Mestská hromadná doprava'' (MHD, Municipal Mass Transit), and the network is the largest in Slovakia. The history of public transportation in Bratislava began with the opening of the first tram route in 1895, when the city was in the Kingdom of Hungary, part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Passengers must buy their tickets before entering the vehicle. Revenue from tickets covers approximately 40% of expenses, with the other 60% paid by the city. History At the end of the 19th century, Bratislava (then Pozsony in Hungarian and Pressburg in German) was still suffering after losing its status as the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. Now merely a provincial city of middling political and economic importance, its development lagged behind its European neighbours. The main means of transport at this time was horse-drawn and later steam-powered tram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak National Party
The Slovak National Party ( sk, Slovenská národná strana, SNS) is a nationalist political party in Slovakia. The party characterizes itself as a nationalist party based on both social and the European Christian values. Since 1990 SNS has won seats in every Slovak parliament but three (in 2002, 2012 and 2020) and has been part of the government from 2006 to 2010. In that year it formed a coalition with Robert Fico's Direction – Social Democracy (Smer-SD), which resulted in suspension of Smer-SD from the Party of European Socialists (PES). The PES considered SNS a "political party which incites or attempts to stir up racial or ethnic prejudices and racial hatred."SMER suspended from PES political family , |
SDĽ
The Party of the Democratic Left ( sk, Strana demokratickej ľavice, SDĽ) was a social-democratic political party in Slovakia from 1990 to 2004. It was founded in 1990 out of the Communist Party of Slovakia. History At the party congress on 14 December 1991 in Trenčín, the congress adopted new party constitution and decided to leave federation of Communist Party of Czecho-Slovakia, due to disputes with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia and changing situation in the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. Congress reconfirmed Peter Weiss as party chairman. From 1994 to 1997, SDĽ was a member of a coalition called "Common Choice Common Choice (''Spoločná voľba'') was an election union in Slovakia from 1994 to 1997. Members were the post-communist '' Party of the Democratic Left'' (''SDL''), the ''Social Democratic Party of Slovakia'' (''SDSS''), the minor ''Farmers' Mo ..." () that gained 10.18% (18 seats) in the Slovak parliament. They did not form a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Democratic And Christian Union – Democratic Party
The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party ( sk, Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS) was a liberal-conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Slovakia. The SDKÚ-DS was a member of the Centrist Democrat International and was a member of the European People's Party until 2018, when it was expelled. SDKÚ was a major right-wing conservative party in Slovakia for 12 years. During their governance, Slovakia became member of European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization. SDKÚ-DS was marginalized after the 2012 parliamentary election, when it received only 6% of votes. In another four years it lost the most of its MPs and the party received only 0.26% of votes in 2016 leaving it without parliamentary representation. The party remains inactive since. History Foundation In 1998, SDK was created as coalition of five small centre-right and centre-left parties intending to contest the Slovak parliamentary e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
