Gyula Kállai
Hungarian politician (1910–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gyula Kállai (Hungarian: [ˈɟulɒ ˈkaːllɒi]; 1 June 1910 – 12 March 1996) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1965 to 1967 and as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary 1967–1971. He was President of National Council of the Patriotic People's Front from 1957 to 1989.
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Quick Facts Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary, Chairman of the Presidential Council ...
Gyula Kállai | |
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary | |
In office 30 June 1965 – 14 April 1967 | |
Chairman of the Presidential Council | István Dobi |
Preceded by | János Kádár |
Succeeded by | Jenő Fock |
Personal details | |
Born | (1910-06-01)1 June 1910 Berettyóújfalu, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 85) Budapest, Hungary |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party | Hungarian Communist Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Spouse(s) | Anna Kárpáti (1st) ? Berkes(2nd) |
Children | Judit Zsuzsa |
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The native form of this personal name is Kállai Gyula. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In 1957, Kállai visited and questioned Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian prime minister, in exile in Snagov, Romania. His report led to his ultimate execution.[1] That same year he wrote a pamphlet titled The Counter-Revolution in Hungary the Light of Marxism-Leninism.