Gyula Horn

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Gyula Horn was a Hungarian politician best known for serving as Prime Minister in the 1990s and for his pivotal role in opening Hungary’s border with Austria in 1989, which helped accelerate the end of the Cold War.

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instanceOf Hungarian politician
human
awardReceived Charlemagne Prize NERFINISHED
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic NERFINISHED
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary NERFINISHED
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana NERFINISHED
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class NERFINISHED
Order of the Cross of the Eagle NERFINISHED
Order of the Lion of Finland NERFINISHED
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas NERFINISHED
Order of the National Coat of Arms of Estonia NERFINISHED
Order of the Polar Star NERFINISHED
Order of the Star of Romania NERFINISHED
Order of the Three Stars NERFINISHED
Order of the White Double Cross NERFINISHED
Order of the White Rose of Finland NERFINISHED
Order of the Yugoslav Star NERFINISHED
burialPlace Farkasréti Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Hungarian People's Republic NERFINISHED
Hungary
dateOfBirth 1932-07-05
dateOfDeath 2013-06-19
educatedAt Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences NERFINISHED
familyName Horn NERFINISHED
givenName Gyula NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentOf Hungary NERFINISHED
ideology socialism
knownFor contribution to the end of the Cold War in Europe
role in dismantling the Iron Curtain
languageSpoken Hungarian
memberOfPoliticalParty Hungarian Socialist Party NERFINISHED
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED
Hungarian Working People's Party NERFINISHED
movement social democracy
name Gyula Horn NERFINISHED
notableEvent Pan-European Picnic NERFINISHED
notableWork opening of the Hungarian-Austrian border in 1989
officeEnd 1998-07-06
officeStart 1994-07-15
placeOfBirth Budapest
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Budapest NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the National Assembly of Hungary
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Prime Minister of Hungary NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Budapest NERFINISHED

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