Events in the year 2022 in

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Zuzana Čaputová Zuzana Čaputová (; Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Eduard Heger Eduard Heger (; born 3 May 1976) is a Slovak politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1 April 2021 to 15 May 2023. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the Matovič Cabinet, cabinet of I ...

Events

Ongoing —

COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Slovakia on 6 March 2020 when Prime Minister of Slovakia, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced that a 52 ...

* 8 February - Thousands of

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

protest in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

against a potential military defense treaty between

and the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

. Police prevented some protesters from entering the National Council building, where the bill is being debated by lawmakers. * 19 February - The

men's hockey team wins their first medal at the

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...

after defeating

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

in the men's tournament. * 14 March -

expels three Russian diplomats for alleged

espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ...

and

bribery Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or Offer and acceptance, acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official ...

. * 16 June - Four people are killed and five others are injured in a building fire in the town of Handlova. * 30 June -

measures the highest ever temperature in June in

Somotor Somotor () is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 16.309 km². It has a population of about 1665 ...

near

Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). * 7 July -

reports its first case of

monkeypox Mpox (, ; formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and lymphadenopathy, swollen lymph nodes. The illness ...

. * 9 August -

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

Transneft Joint Stock Company Transneft () is a state-controlled pipeline transport company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. It is the largest oil pipeline company in the world. The company is operating over of trunk pipelines and transports about 80% ...

says that

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

has suspended Russian oil flows through the

Druzhba pipeline The Druzhba pipeline (, ), also referred to as the Friendship Pipeline and the Comecon Pipeline, is one of the world's longest oil pipelines and one of the largest oil pipeline networks in the world. It began operation in 1964 and remains in oper ...

to the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

after it was unable to pay transit fees to Ukraine's pipeline operator

UkrTransNafta UkrTransNafta () is an open joint-stock company established by the government of Ukraine in June 2001. The company exists to manage oil transportation operations through the Ukrainian pipeline network. The company oversees the activities of two main ...

. * 12 October -

2022 Bratislava shooting On 12 October 2022, two people were killed (plus the perpetrator), and a third person was wounded in a shooting outside of the front entrance of Tepláreň, a gay bar in Bratislava, Slovakia, a well-known spot frequented by the local LGBTQ commu ...

two people were killed and another person was wounded in a shooting in Bratislava. The shooting took place in front of the Tepláreň café, which is a well-known spot frequented by the Bratislava LGBT community.

Deaths

* 4 January –

Carl Linhart Carl James Linhart (born Karol Linhart, December 14, 1929 – January 4, 2022) was a professional baseball player who appeared in three Major League games played as a pinch hitter and pinch runner for the Detroit Tigers during the 1952 season ...

, baseball player (b. 1929) * 2 February -

László Szigeti László Szigeti (3 August 1957 – 2 February 2022) was a Slovak politician. A member of the Party of the Hungarian Community, he served as Minister of Education from 9 February to 4 July 2006. He died on 2 February 2022, at the age of 64. ...

, politician (b. 1957) * 7 February -

Ivan Hudec Ivan Hudec (10 July 1947 – 7 February 2022) was a Slovak writer and politician. A member of the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, he served as Minister of Culture from 1994 to 1998. Hudec died in Bratislava Bratisla ...

, politician (b. 1947) * 10 February -

Eduard Kukan Eduard Kukan (26 December 1939 – 10 February 2022) was a Slovakian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Slovakia), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2006. He was a candidate in the 2004 Slovakia presidential election, p ...

, politician (b, 1939) * 12 February -

Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. ...

, film director (b. 1946) * 20 February -

Ivan Matušík Ivan Matušík (12 July 1930 – 20 February 2022) was a Slovak architect. Life and career Born in Bratislava, a pupil of Emil Belluš, in 1953 Matušík graduated in architecture at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and th ...

, architect (b. 1930) * 13 March -

Ľubomír Roman Ľubomír Roman (12 April 1944 – 13 March 2022) was a Slovak politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Movement, he served as Minister of Culture from March to December 1994 and was a member of the National Council from 1994 to 1998. He ...

, actor (b. 1944) * 27 March - Titus Buberník, footballer (b. 1933) * 14 June -

Ondrej Rigo Ondrej Rigo (17 December 1955 – 14 June 2022) was a Slovak serial killer and necrophile who targeted women in Bratislava, Munich and Amsterdam from 1990 to 1992. He served a life sentence until his death for nine murders and one attempted ...

, serial killer (b. 1955) * 7 July -

Max Eisen Max T. Eisen (15 March 1929 – 7 July 2022) was a Slovak author, public speaker, and Holocaust educator. He travelled throughout Canada giving talks about his experiences as a concentration camp survivor, to students, teachers, universities, la ...

, author (b. 1929) * 10 July - Ján Solovič, playwright and politician (b. 1934) * 30 July -

Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (; 26 August 1926 – 30 July 2022) was the Chief Rabbi, or ''Ga'avad'' (''Gaon Av Beis Din''), of Jerusalem for the Edah HaChareidis. He was appointed to this post in 2003, after having served as a ''dayan'', or R ...

, rabbi (b. 1926) * 8 August -

Jozef Tomko Jozef Tomko (11 March 1924 – 8 August 2022) was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 t ...

, Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1924) * 31 August -

Alexander Horváth Alexander Horváth (28 December 1938 – 31 August 2022) was a Slovak footballer who played as a defender. He made 26 appearances for the Czechoslovakia scoring 3 goals. Horváth was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played mostly ...

, footballer (b. 1938) * 1 September -

Ľudovít Komadel Ľudovít Komadel (1 November 1927 – 1 September 2022) was a Slovak swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Ga ...

, Olympic swimmer (b. 1927) * 8 September -

Ľubomír Dobrík Ľubomír Dobrík (19 March 1952 – 8 September 2022) was a Slovak judge. Previously a member of the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, he served on the Constitutional Court of Slovakia from 1997 to 2016. Dobrík died in Br ...

, judge (b. 1952) * 14 October -

Stanislav Kropilák Stanislav Kropilák (10 June 1955 – 14 October 2022) was a Slovak basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he was a power forward- center. He is considered to be one of the best European players of his generation. Kropilák was ...

, basketball player (b. 1955) * 25 October -

Branislav Hronec Branislav Hronec (22 December 1940 – 25 October 2022) was a Slovak composer, pianist and conductor. Life and career Born in Hronsek, the son of an evangelical minister, Hronec started playing organ at 13 years old. He later studied piano a ...

, composer (b. 1940) * 9 November -

Ivan Čarnogurský Ivan Čarnogurský (27 May 1933 – 9 November 2022) was a Slovak businessman and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Movement, he served in the Chamber of People from June to December 1992. He was the brother of the first prime m ...

, politician (b. 1933) * 5 December -

Mária Kráľovičová Mária Kráľovičová (7 June 1927 – 5 December 2022) was a Slovak actress who played over 400 roles across the mediums of film, stage and television. She was the first Slovak television actress, having starred in the 1957 television film ''D ...

, actress (b.1927) * 10 December - Soňa Valentová, actress (b. 1946) * 12 December - Anton Šoltýs, Olympic Alpine Skier (b. 1937) * 18 December - Hilda Augustovičová, actress (b. 1934) * 19 December - Rudolf Vraniak, basketball player (b. 1931) * 20 December -

Vladimír Krčméry Vladimír Krčméry (; 23 July 1960 – 20 December 2022) was a Slovak physician, humanitarian and academic. Family background Krčméry was born in Bratislava to a Catholic family. His uncle Silvester Krčméry was among the leaders of the ...

- physician (b. 1960) * 22 December - ** Irena Greifová, costume designer (b. 1939) ** Anton Tkáč, racing cyclist (b. 1951) *29 December -

Miroslav Číž Miroslav Číž (11 February 1954 – 29 December 2022) was a Slovak politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until his death in 2022. Číž was born in Banská Štiavnica. He studied Law at the Comenius Universi ...

, politician (b. 1954) *30 December - Miklós Duray, politician (b. 1945)

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