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Alojz Rakús
Alojz Rakús (14 May 1947 – 27 August 2023) was a Slovak psychiatrist and politician. He served as the Minister of Health in the first two democratic governments of Slovakia following the end of the Communist regime. From 1998 to 2002 he was a Member of the National Council. Life and career Rakús was born in Trnava on 14 May 1947. He studied medicine at the Comenius University, graduating in 1971. In addition to Medical practice, he remained active in the academia, teaching at the Comenius University (1971–1982) and at the Slovak Medical University (from 1982 until his death). From 1990 Rakús 1992 he served as the Health minister in the governments of Ivan Čarnogurský and Vladimír Mečiar. As the minister, he allowed medical staff to opt out from performing medical abortions and unsuccessfully attempted to limit the access to abortion. He was also a deputy of the Federal Assembly, until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. From 1998 to 2002 he again served as the MP of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trnava
Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric (1541–1820 and then again since 1977). The city has a historic center. Because of the many churches within its city walls, Trnava has often been called "Little Rome" (, ), or more recently, the "Slovak Rome". Names and etymology The name of the city is derived from the name of the creek Trnava. It comes from the Old Slavic/Slovak word ''tŕň'' ("thornbush")Martin Štefánik – Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, p. 523, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku which characterized the river banks in the region. Many towns in Central and Eastern Europe have a similar etymology including Trnovo, Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
