Ferenc Münnich
Ferenc Münnich | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 27 October 1956 – 3 November 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
Preceded by | László Piros |
Succeeded by | Béla Biszku |
Personal details | |
Born | Seregélyes, Austria-Hungary | 18 November 1886
Died | 29 November 1967 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 81)
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party | Hungarian Communist Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Ferenc Münnich (Hungarian:
Of German descent,[1] he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I, and fought in the Eastern front, stationed at Sighetu Marmației, where he received a decoration for bravery and was promoted to a major. His unit was captured in October 1915 and were deported to a prisoner of war camp in Tomsk, Siberia. While in Tomsk, Münnich joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, then served as a commander of an international POW unit fighting for the Bolsheviks. In 1918 he became a regimental commander, but returned to Hungary in September 1918 to help form the Hungarian Communist Party. Ferenc headed the Organization Department of the War Commissariat for the Hungarian Soviet Republic, and then became a war commissar for the Slovak Soviet Republic. After the dissolution of the HSR, he joined Béla Kun's faction and participated in the March Action in the Weimar Republic, which led to his arrest and deportation back to Hungary. Münnich resided in the Soviet Union from 1922-1936, and joined the board of the Hammer and Sickle magazine (Sarló és Kalapács (folyóirat) ), also serving as the editor from 1931-1933.[2]
Ferenc fought in the
Münnich died at 81 on November 29, 1967 in Budapest.[4]
References
- ^ Münnich Ferenc neb.hu
- ^ a b "Ferenc Münnich". www.rev.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War, 4th Rev. Ed. 2001, p 927
- ^ "Ferenc Munnich Is Dead at 81; Premier of Hungary 1958-1961; Was a Communist 50 Years --Survived Policy Shifts and Leadership Changes An Old Bolshevik Aided in Overthrow No Policy Shifts". The New York Times. 30 November 1967. Retrieved 31 January 2024.