Vladimir Mečiar

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Born	July 26, 1942 (age 82) • Slovakia
Title / Office	prime minister (1994-1998), Slovakia • prime minister (1992-1994), Slovakia • prime minister (1990-1991), Slovakia
Founder	Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
Political Affiliation	Movement for a Democratic Slovakia

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president of Czechoslovakia

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Slovak pilot and air force officer

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