Michal Kovac, Slovakia's first president, dies at 86

Michal Kovac, who served as the first president of Slovakia after it became an independent state in 1993, has died. He was 86. Kovac's term in office was marked by clashes with Vladimir Meciar, an authoritarian prime minister who led Slovakia into international isolation.

AAP/Jana Misauerova/CTK via AP Source: president Michal Kovac