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Born October 13, 1887 • Slovakia
Died April 18, 1947 (aged 59) • Bratislava • Slovakia
Title / Office president (1939-1945), Slovakia • prime minister (1938-1939), Slovakia
Political Affiliation Slovak People’s Party
Role In World War II

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