Milan Kňažko | |
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Minister of Culture of Slovakia | |
In office 30 October 1998 – 15 October 2002 |
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Deputy | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
Preceded by | Ivan Hudec |
Succeeded by | Rudolf Chmel |
1st Foreign minister of Slovakia | |
In office 24 June 1992 – 19 March 1993 |
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Preceded by | office created |
Succeeded by | Jozef Moravčík |
Personal details | |
Born |
Horné Plachtince, ČSR |
28 August 1945
Political party |
Milan Kňažko (born 28 August 1945) is a Slovak actor and politician. He was one of the leading personalities of the movement Public against Violence in November 1989 and one of the most popular faces of the Velvet Revolution in Slovakia.
He starred in Devět kruhů pekla, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
He had a minor role in the 2007 horror film Hostel: Part II, where he portrayed Sasha, the leader and manager of the Elite Hunting Club.