Miskolc pogrom
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Miskolc pogrom - killing of two and wounding one Jew in Miskolc
, July 30 and August 1, 1946. The riots started as demonstrations against economic hardships and later became anti-Semitic. Lieutenant General Laszlo Piros
participated in the riots.
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, July 30 and August 1, 1946. The riots started as demonstrations against economic hardships and later became anti-Semitic. Lieutenant General Laszlo Piros
László Piros
László Piros was a Hungarian communist politician and soldier, who served as Interior Minister between 1954 and 1956. He fought in the Second World War, but he was captured by the Soviets at Voronezh . After that he took part in the antifascist movements. Piros worked as a partisan during the end...
participated in the riots.