Sándor Garbai
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| Sándor Garbai | |
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| Sándor Garbai, left, with Béla Kun. | |
| Prime Minister of the Hungarian Soviet Republic | |
| In office 21 March 1919 – 1 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Dénes Berinkey |
| Succeeded by | Gyula Peidl |
| Chairman of the Hungarian Central Executive Council | |
| In office 21 March 1919 – 1 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Mihály Károlyi |
| Succeeded by | Gyula Peidl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1879 Kiskunhalas, Hungary |
| Died | 7 November 1947 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | Hungarian Social Democratic Party Hungarian Socialist Party Hungarian Socialist and Communist Party |
| Profession | mason, politician |
The native form of this personal name is Garbai Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.
Sándor Garbai (27 March 1879 – 7 November 1947) was a Hungarian socialist politician. He came to power as both prime minister and de facto president in March 1919 in alliance with the Communists, and proclaimed a Soviet Republic. Although Garbai remained titular head of the Hungarian Soviet Republic for most of its length, practical authority was in the hands of Communist foreign minister Béla Kun.
Bust of Garbai
Mátyás Rákosi later joked that the revolution's Jewish leaders took the gentile Garbai in so that they would have somebody to sign the death sentences on Saturdays.[1]
References
- ↑ Jerry Z. Muller, Capitalism and the Jews, Princeton University Press, 2010, page 153
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mihály Károlyi |
Chairman of the Hungarian Central Executive Council 1919 |
Succeeded by Gyula Peidl |
| Preceded by Dénes Berinkey |
Prime Minister of Hungary 1919 |
Succeeded by Antal Dovcsák |
| Preceded by József Pogány |
Minister of Religion and Education 1919 |
Succeeded by Sándor Imre |
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