High National Council
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High National Council was the collective head of state
of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1945 until 1946.
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1945 until 1946.
Members of the first High National Council (January 26, 1945-December 7, 1945)
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Béla Zsedényi | 1894-1955 | January 26, 1945 | December 7, 1945 | Independent |
| Béla Miklós Béla Miklós Knight Béla Miklós de Dálnok was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Hungary, at first in opposition, and then officially, from 1944 to 1945.-Early career:... |
1890-1948 | January 26, 1945 | December 7, 1945 | Independent | |
| Ernő Gerő Erno Gero Ernő Gerő was a Hungarian Communist Party leader in the period after World War II and briefly in 1956 the most powerful man in Hungary as first secretary of its ruling communist party.-Life and career:... |
1898-1980 | January 26, 1945 | May 11, 1945 | MKP Hungarian Communist Party The Communist Party of Hungary , renamed Hungarian Communist Party in 1945, was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from March to August 1919 under Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The communist government was overthrown by the Romanian Army and driven... |
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József Révai József Révai József Révai Hungarian communist politician.He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Hungary in 1918. He lived in the Soviet Union between 1934 and 1944. 11 May,-27 September 1945 Rèvai was a member of the High National Council... |
1898-1959 | May 11, 1945 | September 27, 1945 | MKP Hungarian Communist Party The Communist Party of Hungary , renamed Hungarian Communist Party in 1945, was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from March to August 1919 under Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The communist government was overthrown by the Romanian Army and driven... |
| Mátyás Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi was a Hungarian communist politician. He was born as Mátyás Rosenfeld, in present-day Serbia... |
1892-1971 | September 27, 1945 | December 7, 1945 | MKP Hungarian Communist Party The Communist Party of Hungary , renamed Hungarian Communist Party in 1945, was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from March to August 1919 under Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The communist government was overthrown by the Romanian Army and driven... |
Members of the second High National Council (December 7, 1945-February 2, 1946)
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| Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party. He was a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 29 November 1945 to 5 February 1946 and a member of the High National Council from 7 December 1945 to 2 February 1946.Later he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 4... |
1903-1979 | December 7, 1945 | February 2, 1946 | FKGP Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party is a political party in Hungary... |
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| Zoltán Tildy Zoltán Tildy Zoltán Tildy , was an influential leader of Hungary, who served as Prime Minister from 1945–1946 and President from 1946-1948 in the post-war period before the seizure of power by Soviet-backed communists.... (ex officio) |
1889-1961 | December 7, 1945 | February 2, 1946 | FKGP Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party is a political party in Hungary... |
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| László Rajk László Rajk László Rajk was a Hungarian Communist; politician, former Minister of Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs... |
1909-1949 | December 7, 1945 | February 2, 1946 | MKP Hungarian Communist Party The Communist Party of Hungary , renamed Hungarian Communist Party in 1945, was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from March to August 1919 under Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The communist government was overthrown by the Romanian Army and driven... |
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Béla Varga Béla Varga (politician) Béla Varga was a Hungarian Catholic priest and politician. He was one of the founders of the Independent Smallholders' Party. Varga was arrested by the Soviet troops in 1945 and sentenced to death, but released and served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary February 7, 1946-July 3,... |
1903-1999 | December 7, 1945 | January 8, 1946 | FKGP Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party is a political party in Hungary... |