János Boldóczki (according to other sources ''János Boldoczki''; 22 August 1912 – 23 December 1988) was a Hungarian politician, who served as

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between 1953 and 1956. He was member of the

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since 1944. From 1950 he was the Hungarian ambassador to

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and from 1956 to the

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. He kept his position during the

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. After that Boldóczki served as ambassador to

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Magyar Távirati Iroda 1956
1912 births 1988 deaths People from Tótkomlós Hungarian Communist Party politicians Members of the Hungarian Working People's Party Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Ministers of foreign affairs of Hungary Ambassadors of Hungary to Mongolia Ambassadors of Hungary to Czechoslovakia Ambassadors of Hungary to the Soviet Union {{Hungary-politician-stub