Zuzana Čaputová was born on 21 June 1973 in Bratislava. A Slovak lawyer and politician, Caputova was President of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She became well known as an environmental activist who led a long legal campaign against an illegal landfill in her hometown of Pezinok, for which she won the Goldman Environmental Prize. Entering politics as a liberal reformer, she won the presidency after the murder of the journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova led to widespread protests against corruption. She did not seek a second term, citing threats against her and her family.
Before and after
- 8 May 1973Wounded Knee incident
- 10 May 1973Rise of Polisario Front
- 14 May 1973Launch of Skylab
- 29 May 1973Establishment of Manu National Park
- 21 June 1973Birth of Zuzana Čaputová
- July 1973Founding of Trilateral Commission
- 1 July 1973Construction of British Library
- 4 July 1973Founding of Caribbean Community
- 10 July 1973Founding of The Bahamas
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 5 June 1967 to 10 June 1967Six-Day War
- 11 February 1990Nelson Mandela is released from prison
- from 2 August 1990 to 28 February 1991Gulf War
- 20 February 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 31 January 2020Brexit
- 7 October 2023Gaza War
The era
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