The first post-revolutionary mayor of Revúca
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Štefan Dušan Ivan was born on May 10, 1943. The family survived the war in Revúca. In 1949, Štefan entered the Primary School in Revúca. He continued his studies at an eleven-year school and after finishing it he studied additional studies in geodesy in Košice. After his graduation, in 1962, he joined the mandatory military service. He received a call-up order to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. From there he was transferred to Martin, where he met his wife Otília. In 1965, his father died, and subsequently he and Otília moved to Revúca. He started working at the center of geodesy. He got an apartment and a year later his son was born. In 1970, he started working at the Municipal National Committee in the construction department. He got an apartment on Okružná Street in Revúca, where he still lives today. He joined the Communist Party of Slovakia in 1980. After the revolution, he was approached to run for mayor of Revúca. He won the first freedom elections in 1990 and became the mayor of the city. He ran for the KSS. He served one term as mayor. Subsequently, he was offered the position of head of the Municipal Office in Revúca. He worked there until 2000, when he retired. At the time of documentation, he lives in Revúca as a pensioner.
