Ferenc Kárpáti (16 October 1926 – 27 September 2013) was a Hungarian military officer and politician. Kárpáti was born in

Putnok Putnok is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies away from Miskolc, between the Bükk Mountains and the river Sajó. History The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Until 1283 it was royal property, part (l ...

. He served as

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

between 1985 and 1990. He died in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

.Elhunyt Kárpáti Ferenc, korábbi miniszter

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1926 births 2013 deaths People from Putnok Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian soldiers Defence ministers of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub