Béla Szende

Béla Szende


Minister of Defence of Hungary
In office 15 December 1872 – 18 August 1882
Preceded by	József Szlávy
Succeeded by	Gedeon Ráday

Personal details
Born	(1823-04-04)4 April 1823 Lugos, Hungary
Died	18 August 1882(1882-08-18) (aged 59) Gavosdia, Hungary
Political party	Deák Party, Liberal Party
Profession	politician

Béla Szende de Keresztes (born as Béla Frummer on 4 May 1823, Lugoj – 18 August 1882) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 15 December 1872 until his death.

As a soldier he took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. After the defeat of the revolution he dealt with farming on his possession of Gavosdia.

After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 he worked for the Ministry of Defence as an advisor. József Szlávy appointed him as Minister of Defence, that position Szende kept until the end of his life.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

Political offices
Preceded by József Szlávy	Minister of Defence 1872–1882	Succeeded by Gedeon Ráday

Ministers of Defence of Hungary since 1848
Revolution of 1848	Batthyány Mészáros Görgei Aulich
Kingdom of Hungary	Andrássy Lónyay Szlávy Szende Ráday Orczy Fejérváry Kolossváry Nyiri Bihar Pap Wekerle Jekelfalussy Hazai Szurmay
Transition period	Linder A. Bartha Festetics Böhm Haubrich Böhm (opposed by Z. Szabó Horthy Belitska) 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 Simicskó

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