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Born March 14, 1892 • Serbia
Died February 5, 1971 (aged 78) • Nizhny Novgorod • Russia
Title / Office prime minister (1952-1953), Hungary
Political Affiliation Hungarian Communist Party

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János Kádár
premier of Hungary
Béla Kun
Béla Kun
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Imre Nagy
premier of Hungary
György Aczél
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Árpád
ruler of Hungary
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán
prime minister of Hungary
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth
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János Hunyadi
János Hunyadi
Hungarian general and governor
Matthias I
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king of Hungary
Ferenc Deák
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian statesman
István Bibó
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Louis I
Louis I
king of Hungary
József Eötvös
József, Baron Eötvös
Hungarian writer
Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet
Ladislas IV
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prime minister of Hungary
Artúr Görgey
Artúr Görgey
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John
king of Hungary
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