Ferenc Nagy
- This article is about the politician. For the boxer see Ferenc Nagy (boxer).
| Ferenc Nagy | |
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| In office February 4, 1946 – May 31, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Zoltán Tildy |
| Succeeded by | Lajos Dinnyés |
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| Born | October 8, 1903 Bisse, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | June 12, 1979 (aged 75) Herndon, United States |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | Smallholders Party |
- The native form of this personal name is Nagy Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order.
Ferenc Nagy (October 8th of 1903 to June 12th of 1979) was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party. He was a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from November 29, 1945 to February 5, 1946 and a member of the High National Council from December 7, 1945 to February 2, 1946.
Later he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from February 4, 1946 to May 31, 1947. He was elected in 1946, in Hungary's first democratic election. As prime minister, he resisted attempts by the Hungarian Communist Party to gain complete control of the government. He refused attempts by the Communists to become a puppet of a Soviet backed police state, but resigned under duress (they had kidnapped his son). He gave up the premiership in return for his son and 300,000 Swiss francs. Subsequently he was granted asylum in the United States.
He documented his life and political career in The Struggle behind the Iron Curtain, published by MacMillan in 1948.
Royalties from his memoirs helped him buy a house with a substantial garden plot in Herndon, Virginia (then an exurb of Washington, D.C.), there to live out his days.
Ferenc Nagy In Literature
In 1970, 11/22 Researchers became aware of an underground manscript known as the Torbitt Document which was written by a William Torbitt who is believed to be the late David Copeland. In that document, its writer fingered Ferenc Nagy as being involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Further Reading
- Nagy, Ferenc; Stephen K Swift (1948). The struggle behind the Iron Curtain.. New York: Macmillan Company. OCLC 186311583.
- Nagy, Ferenc (1963). The statesman in the free world and in communism. OCLC 24070950. Audiobook on tape : Lectures, speeches; English.
- Nagy, Ferenc (1990) (in Hungarian). Küzdelem a vasfüggöny mögött. Budapest: Európa : História. ISBN 9789630751711. OCLC 24084729.
- Vida, István (1990). Ferenc Nagy, a Hungarian agrar-democrat in the first half of the 20th Century : (sketch of his portrait). Budapest: Történettudományi Intézet. OCLC 38784552. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:038784552. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- Csicsery-Rónay, István (1995) (in Hungarian). Nagy Ferenc miniszterelnök : visszamelékezések, tanulmányok, cikkek. Budapest: Ezerkilencszáznegyvenöt Alapítvány : Occidental Press. ISBN 9789637871054. OCLC 36083793. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:036083793. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Csicsery-Rónay, István (2005) (in Hungarian). A történelem szolgálatában : (tanulmányok, cikkek, beszédek). Budapest: Occidental Press. ISBN 9789637871269. OCLC 78888454. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:078888454. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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| Preceded by Zoltán Tildy |
Prime Minister of Hungary 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by Lajos Dinnyés |
| Preceded by Jenő Tombor |
Minister of Defence Acting 1946 |
Succeeded by Albert Bartha |
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