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Zuzana Čaputová
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Person

Zuzana Čaputová

b. 1973

Slovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician

Born
21 Jun 1973 · Bratislava
Part ofSlovakia907 CE – todayCzechoslovakia1850 – 1992

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 61 years
  1. 21 Jun 1973BornBorn in Bratislava
  2. 2010 – 2014RoleCouncil member
  3. 2016AwardGoldman Environmental Prize
  4. 2018 – 2019RoleDeputy chairperson
  5. 2019AwardAndrej Hlinka Order Class I
  6. 2019AwardCross of Pribina class I
  7. 2019AwardĽudovít Štúr Order 1st class
  8. 2019AwardMilan Rastislav Štefánik Cross, First Class
  9. 2019 – 2024RolePresident of Slovakia
  10. 2021AwardSilver Medal of the President of the Senate
  11. 2022AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
  12. 2022AwardFreedom Prize
  13. 2023AwardKnight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
  14. 2023AwardEmperor Otto Prize
  15. 2023AwardGold Medal of Charles University
  16. 2024AwardOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1973 – today).

  1. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  2. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  4. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  5. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  6. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  7. 1985Schengen Agreement
  8. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  9. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  10. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  12. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  14. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  15. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  16. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  17. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  18. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  19. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  20. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  21. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  22. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  23. 20112011 Norway attacks
  24. 2011Libyan civil war
  25. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  26. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  27. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2015Paris Agreement
  30. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  32. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  33. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2023Gaza war
  35. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  36. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Zuzana Čaputová (née Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer, and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Slovakia, elected at the age of 45.

Čaputová first became known by prevailing in a decade-long struggle against the situating of a toxic landfill in her hometown of Pezinok. For this, Čaputová was awarded the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize. She won the 2019 Slovak presidential election with 58% of the vote in the run-off. She did not seek re-election in the 2024 Slovak presidential election.

Text from the Wikipedia article Zuzana Čaputová, CC BY-SA 4.0

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