Károly Csáky

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Károly Csáky

Born	10 April 1873 (1873-04-10) Szepesmindszent, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	30 April 1945 (1945-05-01) (aged 72) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Hungary
Years of service	1894-1919
Rank	Cavalry General
Battles/wars	World War I

The native form of this personal name is körösszegi és adorjáni gróf Csáky Károly. This article uses the Western name order.

Count Károly Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (10 April 1873 – 30 April 1945) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence between 1923 and 1929. During World War I he fought on the Eastern Front, where he seriously injured. After the establishment of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he demobilized. In 1923 István Bethlen appointed him as Minister of Defence. As a minister he favoured the Allies examining the cessation of its commission's function, and he covered the gun-running being directed into the country. He also supported the Austrian Heimwehr in the interest of a right wing extremist military coup. In 1929 he resigned from his position. His father was Albin Csáky, a former Minister of Education.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by Sándor Belitska	Minister of Defence 1923-1929	Succeeded by Gyula Gömbös

v t e Ministers of Defence of Hungary since 1848

Revolution of 1848	Batthyány Mészáros Görgey Aulich

Kingdom of Hungary	Andrássy Lónyay Szlávy Szende Ráday Orczy Fejérváry Kolossváry Nyiri Bihar Wekerle Jekelfalussy Hazai Szurmay

Transition period	Linder A. Bartha Festetics Böhm Haubrich Böhm (opposed by Z. Szabó Horthy) Haubrich Schnetzer Friedrich

Regency	Soós Sréter Belitska Csáky Gömbös Kozma Somkuthy Rőder Rátz K. Bartha V. Nagy Csatay

Transition period	Beregfy Vörös Tombor F. Nagy A. Bartha Dinnyés Veres

Communist Hungary	Farkas Bata Janza Maléter Münnich Révész Czinege Oláh Kárpáti

Republic of Hungary	Für Keleti J. Szabó Juhász Szekeres Hende

Persondata
Name	Csaky, Karoly
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian politician
Date of birth	10 April 1873
Place of birth	Szepesmindszent, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death	30 April 1945
Place of death	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary

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