Sándor Nyiri
Hungarian military officer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sándor Nyiri (sometimes spelled Nyiry)(17 November 1854 – 5 May 1911) was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence of Hungary between 1903 and 1905. From 1899 he was the commander of the Ludoviceum. In 1905 he won a mandate to the House of Representatives as a politician of the Liberal Party. On 19 February 1906 he dissolved the Hungarian Assembly with the police forces quasi the Constitutional Crisis of 1905's closing act.
The native form of this personal name is Nyiri Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Sándor Nyiri | |
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Born | (1854-11-17)17 November 1854 Székely, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 5 May 1911(1911-05-05) (aged 56) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Years of service | 1874–1911 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Home Defence Regiment of Debrecen, Twenty-fifth Infantry Division, Hungarian Royal Guard |
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