Ernő Gerő
Hungarian communist politician (1898–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernő Gerő ([ˈɛrnøː ˈɡɛrøː]; born Ernő Singer; 8 July 1898 – 12 March 1980) was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly in 1956 the most powerful man in Hungary as the leader of its ruling communist party.
The native form of this personal name is Gerő Ernő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Quick Facts First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party, Preceded by ...
Ernő Gerő | |
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First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party | |
In office 18 July 1956 – 25 October 1956 | |
Preceded by | Mátyás Rákosi |
Succeeded by | János Kádár |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 4 July 1953 – 6 June 1954 | |
Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
Preceded by | József Györe |
Succeeded by | László Piros |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 3 December 1948 – 11 June 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Lajos DinnyésIstván Dobi |
Preceded by | Miklós Nyárádi |
Succeeded by | István Kossa |
Member of the High National Council | |
In office 26 January 1945 – 11 May 1945 | |
Preceded by | Béla Miklós (de facto head of state) |
Succeeded by | József Révai |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernő Singer (1898-07-08)8 July 1898 Terbegec, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Trebušovce, Slovakia) |
Died | 12 March 1980(1980-03-12) (aged 81) Budapest, People’s Republic of Hungary |
Political party | Hungarian Communist Party (1918–1942) Hungarian Working People's Party (1942–1962) |
Spouse | Erzsébet Fazekas (1900–1967) |
Children | 2 sons 1 daughter |
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