2013 in Slovakia

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Events in the year 2013 in Slovakia.

Incumbents

• President – Ivan Gašparovič
• Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD)
• Speaker of the National Council – Pavol Paška (Smer-SD)

Events

• 10 February – First occurrence of the television series Česko Slovenská SuperStar 2013
• 6–12 May – The tennis tournament 2013 Empire Slovak Open took place in Trnava.^[1]
• 25 November – Marian Kotleba of People's Party Our Slovakia wins the election of Governor of Banská Bystrica Region. Kotleba's win was described as a "shock" by political analysts, who attributed it to deep anti-Romani sentiments in the region.^[2][3][4]

Notable deaths

• 28 January – Ladislav Pavlovič, football player (born 1926)
• 1 July – Ján Zlocha, football player (born 1942).^[5]
• 7 September – Marek Špilár, football player (born 1975)
• 21 September – Peter Solan, film director (born 1929)

References

1. "2013 Empire Slovak Open". ITFtennis.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
2. "Slovak 'neo-Nazi' wins election in Banska Bystrica". BBC. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
3. "UPDATED: Five remaining regional leaders elected; extremist wins in Banská Bystrica". Slovakspectator. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
4. "Far-right leader Kotleba wins in Banská Bystrica". Slovakspectator. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
5. "Zomrel Ján Zlocha († 71), víťaz PVP z 1969 a bývalý reprezentant ČSSR - ČAS.sk" (in Slovak). Cas.sk. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.