Imrich Andrejčák
Imrich Andrejčák | |
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| Minister of Defence of Slovakia | |
| In office 16 March 1993 – 15 March 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimír Mečiar |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Pavol Kanis |
| Minister of Defence of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 2 July 1992 – 31 December 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Stráský |
| Preceded by | Luboš Dobrovský |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 12 July 1941 Enyicke, Hungary (now: Haniska, Slovakia) |
| Died | 5 September 2018 (aged 77) Trenčín, Slovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
Imrich Andrejčák (12 July 1941 – 5 September 2018) was a Czechoslovak-born Slovak army general and politician. He was the last Minister of Defence of Czechoslovakia from 2 July 1992 until 31 December 1992, with the dissolution of the country.[1] Andrejčák then became the first Defence Minister of an independent Slovakia from 16 March 1993 and 14 March 1994.[1][2][3]
Biography
Andrejčák was born on 12 July 1941 in the Slovak village of Haniska, Košice-okolie District, Czechoslovakia.[2][3] He studied at the Jan Žižka Military School in Bratislava from 1955 until 1958 and the Military School in Vyškov from 1958 to 1961.[3] In 1961, he was commissioned as a Czechoslovak Army officer with the rank of Lieutenant.[2] He served as a commander from 1961 to 1968.[3] He then studied intelligence at the Military Academy in Brno in 1971.[3]
Andrejčák was a member of the
Following the fall of communism, Andrejčák, who joined the early ĽS-HZDS, was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (ČSFR) from 2 November 1990 until 25 June 1990.[3] He also headed the Czechoslovak federal Minister of Defence's office strategic and conceptual security issues during this time.[3]
Andrejčák served as the last Minister of Defence of Czechoslovakia (ČSFR) from 2 July 1992 until 31 December 1992, within the Cabinet of Prime Minister Jan Stráský.[3] The country split into independence Slovakia and the Czech Republic on 1 January 1993.[3]
Following the independence of Slovakia, Andrejčák was appointed the country's first Minister of Defence from 16 March 1993 until 15 March 1994.[3]
Andrejčák died in Trenčín, Slovakia, on 5 September 2018, at the age of 77.[1][2] His death was confirmed by his daughter, Blanka Fetkovicova Andrejcakova.[1] Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos and the Chief of Slovak Armed Forces, General Daniel Zmeko, ordered that defence ministry flags be flown at half staff in Andrejčák's honor.[1][3]
Awards
- Milan Rastislav Stefanik Order, 2nd Class[2][3]
- In 1998, Andrejčák was awarded the Order of Ľudovít Štúr by Slovak President Michal Kováč.
References
- ^ a b c d e "First Slovak Defence Minister Imrich Andrejcak Passes Away at 77". News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic. 5 September 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Zomrel prvý minister obrany samostatnej Slovenskej republiky Imrich Andrejčák". Pravda. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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