Ján Langoš

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Ján Langoš (August 2, 1946 in Banská Bystrica – June 15, 2006 in Drienovce) was the embodiment of persistent and consistent defiance against communism as the manifestation of ignorance and lack of freedom. He was one of the key dissidents during the Communist time in former Czechoslovakia. He served as a Minister at Department of Home Affairs (1990–1992) of former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, appointed by president Vaclav Havel. After the split of Czechoslovakia he was a member of Parliament and established the Democratic Party. After many years of conviction he succeeded in establishing the Nation's Memory Institute. After finding documentations of crimes of several influential people and trying to open these to public, he died in a car accident.

The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet was awarded the Ján Langoš Human Rights award in Bratislava, Slovakia by Jan Langos Foundation on 9 September 2009. The Foundation was established by his wife, Gabriela Langosova and his two daughters, Nina and Bipula.^[1]

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Persondata
Name	Langos, Jan
Alternative names
Short description	Slovak politician
Date of birth	2 August 1946
Place of birth	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Date of death	15 June 2006
Place of death	Drienovce, Slovakia

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