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Béla Király

Hungarian officer, professor, and politician (1912-2009) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 97

Béla Király was a Hungarian army officer before, during, and after World War II. After the war, he was sentenced to death under the Soviet-allied regime, but was later released. After his release, he commanded the National Guard in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

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Righteous Among the Nations1993
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

He then fled to the United States, where he became an academic historian. He returned to Hungary after the collapse of the Soviet Bloc and was elected a member of Hungarian Parliament.

Country
Hungary
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2009 · aged 97