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George Soros
George Soros is a Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist. As of May 2025, he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. In 2020, Forbes called Soros the "most generous giver" in terms of percentage of net worth.
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business · Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist (born 1930) · investor · philosopher · writer · economist · financier · banker · trader · entrepreneur · business magnate · philanthropist · also George Soros, György Soros, Soros
Born 12 August 1930 · Q12908
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2026· 29 entries
economictimes.com: Quote of the day by George Soros: 'Euphoria can lift housing and dot-com prices; panic can send sound bank
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foxnews.com: The Soros political machine is putting millions to work before Election Day — and zeroing in on key races
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Yahoo Finance: Scott Bessent helped George Soros net $1 billion breaking the Bank of England — now he's fighting a U.S. bond selloff
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iprofesional.com: Cristina Kirchner se reúne con George Soros," el rey de los especuladores"
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Yahoo: Abdul El-Sayed, el candidato que aboga por «sacar el dinero de la política», se dispone a recaudar fondos con un sobrino de George Soros en California
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Yahoo: ‘Money out of politics’ candidate Abdul El-Sayed set to fundraise with George Soros’ nephew in California
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Lead Stories rated the claim “John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett have both disclosed "gifts" from the George Soros Foundation” Satire Post.
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leadstories.com: Fact Check: John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett Have NOT Both Disclosed 'Gifts' From George Soros Foundation
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economictimes.com: ‘Coaching how to evade state law…’: Hawley exposes George Soros-funded abortion pills company Danco
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New York Post: Federal judge refers George Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for DOJ probe
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Commercial Observer: George Soros Puts Argonaut Building on the Market for Roughly $100M
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Hungary Today: Travesty International: Leftist Soros Activist Nominated as Constitutional Judge
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The Journal: Social media posts repeat debunked and baseless accusations against George Soros
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satyaagrah.com: "इक दिन बिक जाएगा, माटी के मोल": Modi govt ousts Ford Foundation from Lodhi Estate after 60 years of stay, exposing how the American NGO targeted India for decades by funding malicious agendas and sinister alliances tied to George Soros-backed
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“And so it gives me personal satisfaction to be able to do it on a much larger scale.”
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“s confidence in the economy, people will still have to adjust to the underlying reality.”
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“only the deus ex machina of western assistance”
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“So as it got colder, they all had to get off.”
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“because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.”
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“He asked thousands of prisoners if there were any Esperantists among them. There were three. So he invited them for the weekend and feasted them. After that, everyone started learning it.”
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“I am distressed by the current Hungarian regime”
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“the euro has many unresolved problems”
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“would like to see Israel in Yitzhak Rabin”
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“giv[ing] up on the tribalness”
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The Economic Times: Quote of the Day by George Soros: "It's not whether you're right or wrong, but how much money you make when..." The investing lesson behind his famous words on risk, conviction ...
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fact checker rated the claim “Rahul Gandhi and Abhijeet Dipke were seen with Khalistani leaders Pannu and Soros.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “The image shows Abhijeet Dipke, Rahul Gandhi, Greta Thunberg, George Soros, Sam Pitroda and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun standing together.” False.
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The Guardian: George Soros group pledges $300m to US economic security and civil liberties
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2025· 16 entries
The Wall Street Journal: George Soros
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The Guardian: President of George Soros’ non-profit says it would take legal action to fight Trump’s attacks
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Billionaire George Soros was forced to file for bankruptcy after funding the "No Kings" protests in October 2025.” Originated as Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Billionaire George Soros was forced to file for bankruptcy after funding the "No Kings" protests in October 2025.” Originated as Satire.
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The Guardian: US non-profits ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s menacing of George Soros: ‘We will not be intimidated’
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The Guardian: Trump sets sights on liberal mega-donor George Soros: ‘a chilling message to other donors’
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The Guardian: Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook | Kenneth Roth
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The Guardian: George Soros foundation hits back at Trump after report that DoJ plans to target group
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KSAT: George Soros' philanthropy reaches for new ideas as it grapples with the limits of its power
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The Daily Beast: Trump Wants Dems Donor George Soros Charged Like a Mobster
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U.S. News Money: Billionaire George Soros' 7 Top Stock Picks
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Alt News rated the claim “Image shows Rahul Gandhi at George Soros's son's wedding” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “This picture shows Rahul Gandhi attending the wedding of George Soros' son.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Photo Showing Rahul Gandhi at Alex Soros and Huma Abedin’s Wedding.” FALSE.
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Joe Biden (2025).
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Reported claimRated False. Mr Soros and his various organisations are not on any terror list, and he is not subject to any government sanctions. · AAP
AAP rated the claim “Australia has declared George Soros a global terrorist.” False. Mr Soros and his various organisations are not on any terror list, and he is not subject to any government sanctions..
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2024· 7 entries
Yahoo Finance: 'Someone Has To Be The George Soros Of The Right,' Elon Musk Says At Mar-a-Lago, Calling For Sensible Spending, Restoration Of Common Sense
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FACTLY rated the claim “Australian government has declared George Soros a global terrorist.” FALSE.
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Reported claimRated This isn’t true. The Australian government says Mr Soros’s charity is not on any of its terrorist organisation lists, nor is Mr Soros himself subject to sanctions. A spokesperson for Mr Soros has also told us this claim is “false”. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Australia has declared George Soros a “global terrorist”.” This isn’t true. The Australian government says Mr Soros’s charity is not on any of its terrorist organisation lists, nor is Mr Soros himself subject to sanctions. A spokesperson for Mr Soros has also told us this claim is “false”..
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Alt News rated the claim “George Soros has been captured in a picture with the daughter of Manmohan Singh” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Image shows Dr Manmohan Singh's with George Soros.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.”” Pants on Fire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““George Soros worked for Hitler. Klaus Schwab’s father also worked for Hitler.”” False.
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2023· 3 entries
The Guardian: George Soros foundation’s retreat from Europe could ‘turn off the lights’ for human rights
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The Guardian: George Soros’s indelible mark on UK runs deeper than Black Wednesday
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The Guardian: George Soros hands control of multibillion-dollar foundation to son
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2022· 3 entries
The Guardian: 'Our civilisation may not survive' Ukraine invasion, says George Soros – video
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The Guardian: Ukraine invasion may be start of ‘third world war’, says George Soros
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The Guardian: Tucker Carlson film on George Soros is his latest antisemitic dog-whistle
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2020· 4 entries
The Guardian: George Soros: Orbán turns to familiar scapegoat as Hungary rows with EU
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The Guardian: EU court rules against Hungary over law that targeted Soros-affiliated university
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fact checker rated the claim “George Soros is a Nazi. He is also funding Antifa.” fake.
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Forbes called Soros the "most generous giver" in terms of percentage of net worth
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2019· 1 entry
FactCheck.org rated the claim “"Gavin Newsom is Nancy Pelosi’s nephew ... Adam Schiff’s sister is married to George Soros son" and John Kerry’s “daughter is married to a ‘mullah’s son in Iran.”” False.
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2018· 6 entries
As part of the October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts
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Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2018).
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The New York Times rated the claim “George Soros collaborated with the Nazis.” Baseless.
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Soros's Open Society Foundations announced they would move its office from Budapest to Berlin, blaming the move on an "increasingly repressive" environment in Hungary
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Soros highlighted that Europe faces major challenges related to immigration, austerity, and nations leaving the EU
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The New York Times reported that "conspiracy theories about him have gone mainstream, to nearly every corner of the Republican Party"
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2017· 3 entries
It was announced that Soros had transferred $18 billion to the Open Society Foundations
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Soros described Donald Trump as a con man, and predicted Trump would fail because he believed Trump's ideas were self-contradictory
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Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz filed a $10-million lawsuit against Soros, alleging that Soros had influenced the government of Guinea to freeze Steinmetz's company BSG Resources out of iron ore mining contracts in th
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2016· 4 entries
Soros's Open Society Foundation has a self-described objective of "challenging Israel's racist and anti-democratic policies" in international forums, in part by questioning Israel's reputation as a democracy
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Reported net worth: $24.9B (as of 2016).
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“[a] hard landing is practically unavoidable”
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“a con artist and would-be dictator”
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2015· 5 entries
Awarded Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (2015).
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Awarded Order of Liberty (2015).
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That it would inject $300 million to help finance the expansion of Fen Hotels, an Argentine hotel company
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“s annexation of Crimea was a challenge to the”
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“strategic partnership between the US and China could prevent the evolution of two power blocks that may be drawn into military conflict”
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Freedom Award (2013).
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His older brother, Paul Soros, a private investor and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2013.
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2012· 4 entries
Soros announced that he was donating $1 million to the super PAC backing President Barack Obama's reelection Priorities USA Action
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Awarded Adam Smith Award (2012).
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Co-founded Friends of Democracy, a super PAC dedicated to reducing the influence of money in politics
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“s reelection Priorities USA Action. In October 2013, Soros donated $25,000 to Ready for Hillary, becoming a co-chairman of the super PAC”
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2010· 2 entries
Soros has expressed concern about the growth of Chinese economic and political power, saying, "China has risen very rapidly by looking out for its own interests
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“How Do You Say ‘Billionaire’ in Esperanto?" in The New York Times (December 16, 2010)”
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2009· 1 entry
“Transcript of a lecture about financial markets given by George Soros at Central European University on October 27, 2009.”
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2008· 2 entries
Soros donated $400,000 to help fund a successful ballot measure in Massachusetts known as the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative which decriminalized possession of less than 1 oz (28 g) of marijuana in th
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A failed ballot measure that would have expanded drug rehabilitation programs as alternatives to prison for persons convicted of non-violent drug-related offenses
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2007· 2 entries
“Article in The New York Review of Books (12 April 2007)”
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Cited two specific projects—$100 million toward Internet infrastructure for regional Russian universities, and $50 million for the Millennium Promise to eradicate extreme poverty in Africa—noting that Soros had given $74
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2006· 7 entries
Awarded Great Immigrants Award (2006).
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Although it reduced the penalty to €940,000
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Alvin Shuster, former foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, asked Soros, "How does one go from an immigrant to a financier
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Mahathir met with Soros and afterward stated that he accepted that Soros had not been responsible for the crisis
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About his statement in The Age of Fallibility that "the main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States", he responded that "it happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world
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“Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006). Extensions of Remarks. Pages E1917-E1918”
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“The Age of Fallibility: The Consequences of the War on Terror (2006) ISBN 1586483595”
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2004· 6 entries
Dedicated more money to the campaign and kicked off his own multistate tour with a speech, "Why We Must Not Re-elect President Bush", delivered at the National Press Club in Washington, D
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Awarded Hungarian Order of Merit (2004).
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“a crude form of social Darwinism”
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“The first U.S. political advertisement by Soros, published in The Wall Street Journal and 39 regional newspapers (October 2004)”
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“BuzzFlash interview (25 February 2004)”
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“How Terrorism's Victims Became Perpetrators" (April 2004)”
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2003· 3 entries
In an interview with The Washington Post, Soros said that removing President George W
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Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker wrote in the foreword of Soros's book The Alchemy of Finance:
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“The Bubble of American Supremacy" in The Atlantic Monthly (December 2003), p. 63 - 66”
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Budapest (2002).
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“Address at the University of Pennsylvania (2002); quoted in "White House playing into Soros' hands?" by J. Michael Waller, in WorldNetDaily (1 December 2003)”
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2001· 1 entry
“Americans, sadly, are now victims who have turned into perpetrators. Indeed, since September 2001, the war on terror has claimed more innocent victims than those terrorist attacks. This fact is unrecognized at home because the victims of the war on terror are not Americans. But the rest of the world does not draw the same distinction, and world opinion has turned against America.”
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2000· 1 entry
“We face a vicious circle of escalating violence. President Bush ran on the platform of a "humble" foreign policy in 2000. If we re-elect him now, we endorse the Bush doctrine of preemptive action and the invasion of Iraq, and we will have to live with the consequences.”
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1999· 2 entries
Won Pushkin Medal (1999).
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Economist Paul Krugman was critical of Soros's effect on financial markets:
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1998· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1998).
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In a 1998 interview with CBS News, Soros said he was not religious and does not believe in God.
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His father told him: "If you're serious about being Jewish, you might want to consider immigrating to Israel"
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“The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered (1998) ISBN 1891620274”
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1997· 6 entries
Awarded James Madison Award (1997).
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Was particularly unnerving because of its scope and severity
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“On the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis”
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With maturities ranging from six months to a year
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Soros closed his foundation in Belarus after it was fined $3 million by the government for "tax and currency violations"
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Married Jennifer Ann Allan (born November 26, 1969)
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1996· 1 entry
“Can Europe Work? A Plan to Rescue the Union" in Foreign Affairs (September/October 1996)”
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1995· 3 entries
Awarded Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1995).
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The National Urban and Reconstruction and Housing Agency (NURCHA) was created as a joint venture between the South African Government and the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF)
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“Soros on Soros : Staying Ahead of the Curve (1995) ISBN 0471119776”
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1994· 1 entry
Soros delivered a speech in which he reported that he had offered to help his mother, a member of the right-to-die advocacy organization Hemlock Society, commit suicide
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1993· 2 entries
“Toward a New World Order: The Future of NATO (1 November 1993)”
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To promote the cultural continuity and sustainable development of Tibetan communities within China
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1992· 3 entries
The New York Times quoted Soros as saying: "Our total position by Black Wednesday had to be worth almost $10 billion
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“George Soros to Stan Druckenmiller on betting $15 billion instead of $1.5 billion against the British pound (September 15, 1992)”
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Married Melissa Robin Schiff at the Temple Emanu-El in New York City
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1990· 1 entry
“demolish the monopoly of dogma [in Hungary] by making an alternate source of financing available for cultural and social activities”
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1989· 1 entry
The Commission des Opérations de Bourse (COB, the French stock exchange regulatory authority) conducted an investigation of whether Soros's transaction in Société Générale should be considered insider trading
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1988· 1 entry
Soros was contacted by a French financier named Georges Pébereau, who asked him to participate in an effort to assemble a group of investors to purchase a large number of shares in Société Générale, a leading French bank
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1984· 1 entry
Founded his first Open Society Institute in Hungary with a budget of $3 million
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1983· 2 entries
George Soros married Susan Weber
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In 1983, George Soros married Susan Weber.
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford (1980).
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1973· 2 entries
Due to perceived conflicts of interest limiting his ability to run the two funds, Soros resigned from the management of the Double Eagle Fund
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The Double Eagle Fund had $12 million and formed the basis of the Soros Fund
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1970· 23 entries
“The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.”
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“We live in a global economy, but the political organization of our global society is woefully inadequate. We are bereft of the capacity to preserve peace and to counteract the excesses of the financial markets. Without these controls, the global economy, is liable to break down”
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“Zobacz też: uniwersytet, Viktor Orbán”
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“My peculiarity is that I don't have a particular style of investing or, more exactly, I try to change my style to fit the conditions.”
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“The bureaucratic method of building an integrated Europe has exhausted its potential.”
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“The act of lending can change the value of the collateral”
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“I made two major discoveries in the course of writing: one is a reflexive connection between credit and collateral; the other is a reflexive relationship between regulators and the economies they regulate”
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“The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.”
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“Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. His crackdown on private enterprise has been a significant drag on the economy. [...] Xi does not understand how markets operate.”
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“Xi Jinping, il leader della Cina, si è scontrato con la realtà economica. Il suo giro di vite sull'impresa privata è stato un freno significativo per l'economia. [...] Xi non capisce come funzionano i mercati.”
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“[Negli anni '90 del XX secolo, sulla Russia governata da Boris El'cin] L'attuale sistema, che io definirei di capitalismo predatorio, sta creando una grande insofferenza tra la popolazione e forma l'humus dove potrebbe crescere un messia, un leader carismatico, il quale, promettendo la salvezza della nazione, conduce il paese al totalitarismo.”
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“Un debat sencer i just és essencial per a la democràcia.”
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“La guerra contra el terrorisme que persegueix l'administració Bush no es pot guanyar. Al contrari, pot provocar un estat de guerra permanent. Els terroristes mai no desapareixeran.”
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Soros founded Soros Fund Management and became its chairman
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“Considero Xi Jinping il nemico più pericoloso delle società aperte nel mondo.”
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“George Soros: I think that I am being blamed for everything. I am basically there to make money. I cannot and do not look at the social consequences of what I do.”
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“A global society does not mean a global state. To abolish the existence of states is neither feasible nor desirable; but insofar as there are collective interests that transcend state boundaries, the sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.”
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“How can we escape from the trap that the terrorists have set us? Only by recognizing that the war on terrorism cannot be won by waging war. We must, of course, protect our security; but we must also correct the grievances on which terrorism feeds. Crime requires police work, not military action.”
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“Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.”
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“If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.”
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“The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don't have much personal use for money. But I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't made money: My ideas would not have gotten much play.”
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“I wish I could write a book that will be read for as long as our civilization lasts... I would value it much more highly than any business success if I could contribute to an understanding of the world in which we live or, better yet, if I could help to preserve the economic and political system that has allowed me to flourish as a participant.”
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“China isn’t the only authoritarian regime in the world, but it’s undoubtedly the wealthiest, strongest and most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence. This makes Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of those who believe in the concept of open society.”
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1969· 1 entry
Soros set up the Double Eagle hedge fund with $4M of investors' capital including $250,000 of his own money
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1966· 1 entry
Started a fund with $100,000 of the firm's money to experiment with his trading strategies
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1960· 2 entries
Married Annaliese Witschak (1934–2025)
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Married Annaliese Witschak (1934-2025)
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1956· 1 entry
Soros moved to New York City, where he worked as an arbitrage trader for F
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1954· 2 entries
Studied at London School of Economics and Political Science, Bachelor of Science (1954).
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Soros began his financial career at the merchant bank Singer & Friedlander of London
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1951· 2 entries
And then a Master of Science degree, also in philosophy, in 1954
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And a Master of Science in philosophy in 1954 from the London School of Economics
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1945· 1 entry
Soros survived the Siege of Budapest, in which Soviet and German forces fought house-to-house through the city
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1944· 1 entry
“the happiest [year] of his life”
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1936· 1 entry
Soros's family changed their name from the German-Jewish "Schwartz" to "Soros", as protective camouflage in increasingly antisemitic Hungary
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-08-12.
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