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Kováč
Kováč (pronounced: K-OH-v-ae-k), feminine: Kováčová, is a surname in Slovakia. It may refer to: ; Kováč * Alan Kováč (born 1993), Slovak footballer * Dušan Kováč (born 1942), Slovak historian * Ervín Kováč (1911–1972), Slovak footballer * Henrich Kováč (born 1994), Slovak footballer * Igor Kováč (born 1969), Slovak athlete * Ivan Kováč (1948-2023), Slovak athlete * Lukáš Kováč (born 1987), Slovak footballer * Maroš Kováč (born 1977), Slovak cyclist * Matej Kováč (born 1985), Slovak footballer * Michal Kováč (1930–2016), President of Slovakia * Pavel Kováč (born 1974), Slovak footballer * Radoslav Kováč (born 1979), Czech footballer * Tibor Kováč (1905–1952), Slovak Jewish activist * Vladimír Kováč (born 1991), Slovak footballer ; Kováčová * Alena Kováčová (born 1978), Slovak basketball player * Emília Kováčová (1931–2020), First Lady of Slovakia * Ivana Kováčová (born 1992), Slovak gymnast * Kateřina Kováčová (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radoslav Kováč
Radoslav Kováč (; born 27 November 1979) is a Czech Republic, Czech Association football, football manager and former player. He is the manager of FC Slovan Liberec, Slovan Liberec. Kováč played both in Midfielder, midfield and in Defender (association football), defence for SK Sigma Olomouc, Sigma Olomouc, AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague, FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, FC Basel and FC Slovan Liberec, Slovan Liberec. At international level, he represented the Czech Republic's Czech Republic national under-21 football team, U-21 and Czech Republic national football team, senior team. Club career Early career Having come through the ranks of SK Sigma Olomouc, Sigma Olomouc, Kováč joined Sparta Prague in 2004. In July 2005, he moved to Russia, where he signed for FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow. During a Moscow derby against FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 July 2008, Kováč received a yellow card for tackling a fan wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Kováč
Michal Kováč (3 August 1930 – 5 October 2016) was the first president of Slovakia, having served from 1993 through 1998. Early life Kováč was born in the village of Ľubiša in then Czechoslovakia in 1929. He then graduated from the present-day University of Economics in Bratislava and was a bank employee of the Státní banka československá and of other banks. As such, he spent some years in London and in Cuba in the 1960s. During Normalization he was subjected to some persecution. Political career During and after the Velvet Revolution, from 12 December 1989 to 17 May 1991 (when he resigned) Kováč was the Finance Minister of the Slovak (Socialist) Republic. In early 1991, he was one of the founders and the vice-chairman of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. As such, he was elected as a deputy to the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia in 1990. After the 1992 election he served as the Chairman of the Federal Assembly from 25 June to 31 December 1992. He pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emília Kováčová
Emília Kováčová (8 February 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a Slovak economist and professor of employment and social development at the University of Economics in Bratislava. She served as the country's first first lady of Slovakia from 1993 until 1998. Kováčová's husband, Michal Kováč, became the first President of Slovakia upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Emília Kováčová, likewise, became the first First Lady in Slovakia's history. Kováčová created and established the protocols for the new office of the First Lady. She also oversaw the restoration of Grassalkovich Palace, the country's presidential palace, during the 1990s while continuing to live at the Kováčs private home. She continued to teach economics during her tenure. In a 1998 interview with ''The Washington Post'', Kováčová noted that she admired then-U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton. Kováčová continued to teach at the University of Economics in Bratislava The Bratislava Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Slovakia
The president of the Slovak Republic () serves as the head of state of Slovakia and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The people directly elect the president for five years, for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The presidency is essentially a ceremonial office, but the president exercises certain limited powers with absolute discretion. Their official residence is the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava. History The office was established by the constitution of Slovakia on 1 January 1993, when Slovakia permanently split from Czechoslovakia and became independent. The office was vacant until 2 March, when the first president, Michal Kováč, was elected by the National Council of Slovak Republic. However, in 1998, the National Council could not elect a successor to Kováč. As a result, the position was vacant for half a year after Kováč's term ended in March 1998. The duties and powers of the office devolved upon the then-prime minister and speaker of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibor Kováč
Tibor Kováč (1905–1952) was an activist in the illegal Working Group resistance organization during the Holocaust in Slovakia; he also worked for the welfare department of the Ústredňa Židov (ÚŽ), the ''Judenrat'' in the Slovak State. During the deportations from Slovakia in 1942, Kováč served on the Department of Appeals at the ÚŽ, which was set up to help Jews gain exceptions and ensure that those issued would be honored. It is unclear how effective this department was in saving Jews from deportation. The Working Group also attempted to bribe Slovak officials in order to halt the deportations. One of its targets was Anton Vašek, head of the Ministry of the Interior department responsible for implementing the deportations. Because he was Vašek's former classmate, Kováč was given the responsibility of negotiating with him. He visited Vašek's office almost daily to deliver bribes and provide Vašek with excuses to explain delays in deportations to his superiors. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kováč
Ivan Kováč (25 December 1948 – 11 February 2023) was a Slovak middle-distance runner, specializing in 1,500 meters run, and sports journalist. Biography Kováč was born in Zemianske Kostoľany on 25 December 1948. He originally started competing in athletics in Banská Štiavnica before moving to Dukla Banská Bystrica. Following his retirement, Kováč became a well-known radio sports commentator, covering football and ice hockey in addition to athletics. Achievements Kováč was a part of the winning team in the relay 4 x 4 laps at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Rotterdam. He also competed at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1970 in Vienna, 1971 in Sofia and 1974 in Rome as well as the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Kováč
Pavel Kováč (born 12 August 1974) is a Slovak former goalkeeper who last played for Slovak club FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He is 2.02 m tall and weighs 96 kg. His international debut came in the second half of the Slovakia vs. Hungary match on 6 February 2008. Kováč previously played for FC Slovácko in the Gambrinus liga, Apollon Kalamarias F.C. in the Greek Super League and DAC Dunajská Streda DAC may refer to: Businesses and organisations * DacEasy, originally Dac Software, Inc. * Danish Architecture Centre, an international cultural attraction * Defense Ammunition Center (United States), of the United States Department of Defense * .... External linksFC ViOn Zlaté Moravce References 1. by Pavol Drábek Pavol Kováč: "Byť v Olympiakose je zadosťučinením!" 2. by Pavol Drábek Αποκλειστική συνέντευξη με τον Πάβελ Κόβατς 3. by Pavol Drábek Ο Πάβελ Κόβατς θυμάται και εύχεται 1974 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of Slovakia
First lady of slovakia or first gentleman of Slovakia ( in Slovak language, Slovak) is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the president of Slovakia. The country's current first gentleman is Juraj Rizman, partner of President Zuzana Čaputová, who had held the position since June 15, 2019. The position should not be confused with the husband or wife of the prime minister of Slovakia. History Emília Kováčová, the country's inaugural first lady from 1993 to 1998, created the official Protocol (diplomacy), protocols and symbols for the new office of the first lady. First ladies and gentlemen of Slovakia References {{DEFAULTSORT:First Lady of Slovakia First ladies of Slovakia, * Lists of spouses of heads of state, Slovakia Slovak women in politics sk:Prvá dáma Slovenskej republiky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Kováč
Dušan Kováč (born 3 January 1942) is a Slovak historian and writer. He specializes in Slovak and Central European history of the 19th and 20th centuries, the author or co-author of several synthetic works about Slovak history. The head of the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (1990-1998), the scientific secretary of the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (since 1998). The member of several Slovak and foreign scientific organisations like the Collegium Carolinum in Munich or the Royal Historical Society in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... He is a brother of the Slovak ex-president Michal Kováč. Selected works * 1979 Od Dvojspolku k anšlusu rom the Double Alliance to the Anschluss* 1991 Nemecko a nemecká menšina na S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroš Kováč
Maroš Kováč (born 11 April 1977 in Košice) is a Slovak former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Major results Source: Cyclo-cross ;1996–1997 : 2nd National Championships ;1997–1998 : 3rd National Championships ;2003–2004 : 5th World Military Championships ;2004–2005 : 3rd Ispaster ;2005–2006 : 1st National Championships : 3rd Hlinsko ;2006–2007 : 2nd National Championships ;2007–2008 : 3rd National Championships Road ;2001 : 1st Team time trial, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Team time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Tour d'Egypte : 1st Prologue Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ;2003 : 1st Stage 7 Tour of South China Sea : 2nd Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Stage 6 : 4th Time trial, World Military Championships ;2004 : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Prologue, Stages 2, 3 & 6 ;200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrich Kováč
Henrich Kováč (born 8 December 1994) is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for DOXXbet liga club FC Nitra. Club career FC Nitra He started off his career at FC Nitra. Kováč was a captain of FC Nitra "juniori" ("B" team of FC Nitra) in the 2013/14 season. He made his professional debut for FC Nitra 10.03.2014, corgonliga.sk against ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "Bratislava Slavs") is a professional association football, football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak First Football League. Founded as I. ČSŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name ...
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