Political LeaderSlovak1887 – 1947
Jozef Tiso
Slovak president during WWII
Biography
Slovak priest and politician who served as the President of the Slovak Republic during World War II. A controversial figure due to his involvement with the Nazi regime.
Quick Facts
Category
Political Leader
Nationality
Slovak
Born
1887
Died
1947
Thinking about the name
Jozef
Hebrew origin
“A direct variant of Joseph using the Slavic spelling, derived from the Hebrew Yosef meaning 'God will increase.' Jozef carries Eastern European and Scandinavian heritage while maintaining the biblical patriarch's noble legacy, popular across Poland, Slovakia, and Scandinavian countries.”