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Vladimír Mečiar
1942 - Today

Vladimír Mečiar
Vladimír Mečiar (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋlaɟimiːr ˈmetʂɪɐr]; born 26 July 1942) is a Slovak former politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from June 1990 to May 1991, June 1992 to March 1994, and again from December 1994 to October 1998. He was the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), a populist party in Slovakia. Mečiar led Slovakia during the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992–93 and was one of the leading presidential candidates in Slovakia in 1999 and 2004. During his time in office, he was criticized for his autocratic style of governance and connections to organized crime, which became known as Mečiarizmus ("Mečiarism"). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimír Mečiar is the 2,974th most popular politician (down from 2,721st in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 17th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Slovak Politician.
Vladimír Mečiar is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1992-1998.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Vladimír Mečiar ranks 2,974 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir Ivashko, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Alcinous, Anastasia Romanovna, Léon Gambetta, and Zhao Gao. After him are Kyösti Kallio, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Necho I, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Louis I of Spain, and Al-Muqtadir.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Ivashko
1932 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 2,969
Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 2,970
Alcinous
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2,971
Anastasia Romanovna
1530 - 1560
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2,972
Léon Gambetta
1838 - 1882
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2,973
Zhao Gao
300 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2,974
Vladimír Mečiar
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2,975
Kyösti Kallio
1873 - 1940
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2,976
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
1350 - 1405
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2,977
Necho I
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2,978
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
1550 - 1604
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2,979
Louis I of Spain
1707 - 1724
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 2,980
Al-Muqtadir
895 - 932
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 2,981
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Vladimír Mečiar ranks 72. Before him are Giacomo Agostini, Jacob Zuma, Sandro Mazzola, Arto Paasilinna, Neil Kinnock, and Emmerson Mnangagwa. After him are Tobin Bell, Robert H. Grubbs, Hissène Habré, Martin Seligman, Françoise Dorléac, and Wolfgang Schäuble.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsGiacomo Agostini
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 66
Jacob Zuma
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 67
Sandro Mazzola
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 68
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 69
Neil Kinnock
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 70
Emmerson Mnangagwa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 71
Vladimír Mečiar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 72
Tobin Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 73
Robert H. Grubbs
CHEMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 74
Hissène Habré
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 75
Martin Seligman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 76
Françoise Dorléac
ACTOR
1942 - 1967
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 77
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 78
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Vladimír Mečiar ranks 18 out of 418. Before him are Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), Tibor Sekelj (1912), Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795), and Maurice Benyovszky (1746). After him are Ármin Vámbéry (1832), Jozef Gabčík (1912), Vojtech Tuka (1880), Ernst von Dohnányi (1877), Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880), and Ľudovít Štúr (1815).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsRudolf von Laban
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 12
Ivan Gašparovič
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 13
Juraj Jánošík
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1713
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 14
Tibor Sekelj
WRITER
1912 - 1988
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 15
Pavel Jozef Šafárik
WRITER
1795 - 1861
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 16
Maurice Benyovszky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 17
Vladimír Mečiar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 18
Ármin Vámbéry
EXPLORER
1832 - 1913
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 19
Jozef Gabčík
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1942
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 20
Vojtech Tuka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 21
Ernst von Dohnányi
COMPOSER
1877 - 1960
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 22
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 23
Ľudovít Štúr
WRITER
1815 - 1856
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 24
Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia
Among politicians born in Slovakia, Vladimír Mečiar ranks 12. Before him are Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), and Juraj Jánošík (1688). After him are Vojtech Tuka (1880), Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880), Pribina (800), Andrej Babiš (1954), Zuzana Čaputová (1973), and Rudolf Schuster (1934).
Ferenc Szálasi
1897 - 1946
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
Robert Fico
1964 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 7
Béla I of Hungary
1016 - 1063
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 8
Rudolf von Laban
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 9
Ivan Gašparovič
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 10
Juraj Jánošík
1688 - 1713
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 11
Vladimír Mečiar
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 12
Vojtech Tuka
1880 - 1946
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
1880 - 1919
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 14
Pribina
800 - 860
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 15
Andrej Babiš
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 16
Zuzana Čaputová
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 17
Rudolf Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 18