ARPAD GONCZ

• Born: February 10, 1922
• Died: October 6, 2015
• Nationality: Hungarian
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Árpád Göncz was a Hungarian writer, translator, agronomist and liberal politician, who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.