László Piros
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László Piros | |
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Minister of the Interior of Hungary | |
In office 6 June 1954 – 27 October 1956 | |
Preceded by | Ernő Gerő |
Succeeded by | Ferenc Münnich |
Personal details | |
Born | Újkígyós, Hungary | May 10, 1917
Died | 13 January 2006 88) Szeged, Hungary | (aged
Political party | Hungarian Communist Party, Hungarian Worker's Party, MSZMP |
Profession | politician |
The native form of this personal name is Piros László. This article uses the Western name order.
László Piros (10 May 1917 – 13 January 2006) 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 (January 1943). After that he took part in the antifascist movements. Piros worked as a partisan during the end of the war. He was a member of the Provisional National Assembly. As Interior Minister he reexamined the previous years' show trials.
During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he left the country along with Ernő Gerő and András Hegedüs to the Soviet Union. Later he returned to home.
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Preceded by Ernő Gerő |
Minister of the Interior 1954–1956 |
Succeeded by Ferenc Münnich |
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