Béla Biszku
Hungarian politician (1921-2016)
Béla Biszku (13 September 1921 – 31 March 2016) was a Hungarian communist politician. He served as Minister of the Interior from 1957 to 1961. He was charged of suspicion of committing war crimes during the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He became the first and to date only former top-official in Hungary who has been prosecuted because of political role in the communist era.
Béla Biszku | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 1 March 1957 – 13 September 1961 | |
Preceded by | Ferenc Münnich (in 1956) |
Succeeded by | János Pap |
Personal details | |
Born | Márokpapi, Hungary | 13 September 1921
Died | 31 March 2016 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 94)
Political party | MKP (1944–1948) MDP (1948–1956) MSZMP (1956–1989) |
Profession | politician |
Biszku died in Budapest on 31 March 2016 at the age of 94.[1]
References
change- ↑ Miklósi, Gábor (1 April 2016). "Meghalt Biszku Béla". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 April 2016.