József Dudás
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József Dudás (22 September 1912 – 19 January 1957), was a Hungarian politician and resistance fighter.
Early life
Dudás was born in Marosvásárhely (in Romanian:
World War II
During
Hungarian revolution and execution
Working as an engineer when the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 broke out, he took to addressing crowds and on 29 October, established the Second District National Committee, with a 25-point program demanding, a coalition government, a multi-party system and neutrality. He also started a newspaper (Magyar Függetlenség—Hungarian Independence),[2] which headlined, ‘We do not recognize the present government!’ At this same time the so-called "Dudás Group" consisting of about 400 armed men was formed.
Dudás was an odd character but there were rumors about him among the revolutionary forces, such as that he sat around a desk with hoards of cash, and had a torture chamber for members of Hungary's
On 4 November he was wounded and taken to a hospital. On 21 November he was tricked into entering the Parliament building and was arrested by the Soviets. He was charged with leadership of a conspiracy and on 14 January 1957 he was sentenced to death, which was carried out on 19 January 1957.
References
- ^ "József Dudás". www.rev.hu.
- ISBN 9780857713476– via Google Books.