Gyula Kállai (; 1 June 1910 – 12 March 1996) was a
Hungarian Communist politician who served as
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
of the
Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary
The Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic was the cabinet of Hungary during the era of Communist rule. It was created in 1949, with the enactment of a new constitution that formally created the People's Republic of Hungary. Alon ...
from 1965 to 1967 and as
Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország Országgyűlésének elnöke, literally the President of National Assembly of Hungary) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current Speaker is Lás ...
1967–1971. He was President of National Council of the Patriotic People's Front from 1957 to 1989.
In 1957, Kállai visited and questioned
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy (; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (''de facto'' Prime Minister) of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1953 to 1955. In 1956 Nagy became leader ...
, the former Hungarian prime minister, in exile in Snagov, Romania. His report led to his ultimate execution.
That same year he wrote a pamphlet titled ''The Counter-Revolution in Hungary the Light of Marxism-Leninism''.
References
External links
The Counter-Revolution in Hungary in the Light of Marxism-Leninism
1910 births
1996 deaths
People from Berettyóújfalu
Hungarian Communist Party politicians
Members of the Hungarian Working People's Party
Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Prime Ministers of Hungary
Foreign ministers of Hungary
Education ministers of Hungary
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1945–1947)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1949)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1953)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1967–1971)
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