László Rajk Politician

László Rajk (March 8, 1909 Székelyudvarhely – October 15, 1949 Budapest) was a Hungarian Communist; politician, former Minister of Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was an important organizer of the Hungarian communist's power (for example, organized the State Protection Authority (ÁVH)); but he eventually fell victim to Rákosi's show trials, probably, apart from the Communist parties' endemic power struggles, because he was a homegrown Communist, as opposed to the Stalin-backed Rákosi.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 08, 1909
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Romania , Odorheiu Secuiesc , Udvarhely County , Kingdom of Hungary
Date of deathOctober 15, 1949
Place of death
Budapest , Hungarian People's Republic

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Office holder

party
Hungarian Working People's Party
Hungarian Communist Party
successor

Topical connections

Arthur KoestlerWriter
Béla ImrédyPresident
Béla MarkóPolitician
Antal ApróPolitician
Albert BarthaMilitary person
Árpád SzakasitsPresident
Árpád HáziPolitician
Ágnes HellerPhilosopher
Ernő GerőPresident

László Rajk on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mek.oszk.hu/10900/10919/index.phtml
  2. http://www.bartleby.com/65/ra/Rajk-LAS.html