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Ferenc Münnich

1886 - 1967

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Ferenc Münnich (Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈmynnih]; 18 November 1886 – 29 November 1967) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1958 to 1961. Of German descent, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I, and fought in the Eastern front, stationed at Sighetu Marmației, where he received a decoration for bravery and was promoted to a major. His unit was captured in October 1915 and were deported to a prisoner of war camp in Tomsk, Siberia. While in Tomsk, Münnich joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, then served as a commander of an international POW unit fighting for the Bolsheviks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Münnich is the 9,253rd most popular politician (down from 9,111th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 85th most popular Hungarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferenc Münnich ranks 9,253 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Jacques Cœur, Hans-Rudolf Merz, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg, K. B. Hedgewar, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. After him are Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Sunyer, Count of Barcelona, Noman Çelebicihan, Koçi Xoxe, and Alain I of Albret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Ferenc Münnich ranks 112. Before him are Stefania Wilczyńska, Victor Boin, Princess Patricia of Connaught, Salvatore Maranzano, Ernst Robert Curtius, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa. After him are Edward Weston, André Marty, Delmira Agustini, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma, Charlie Ruggles, and Kurt Schmitt. Among people deceased in 1967, Ferenc Münnich ranks 105. Before him are Zbigniew Cybulski, Franz Waxman, Walter Weiß, Robert J. Van de Graaff, Dorothy Parker, and Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder. After him are Ivan Isakov, Luis Somoza Debayle, Martine Carol, Iona Nikitchenko, Joseph Cardijn, and George S. Robertson.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Münnich ranks 278 out of 1,077. Before him are Imre Steindl (1839), Miklós Fehér (1979), Rudolf Bauer (1879), Pál Csernai (1932), Thomas Szasz (1920), and Isidor Gunsberg (1854). After him are Ferenc Mohácsi (1929), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Sándor Garbai (1879), Béla Imrédy (1891), Carl Flesch (1873), and Ferenc Krausz (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Ferenc Münnich ranks 85. Before him are Miklós Kállay (1887), László Kövér (1959), Margaret of Hungary (1175), Mátyás Szűrös (1933), József Antall (1932), and Károly Grósz (1930). After him are Sándor Garbai (1879), Béla Imrédy (1891), Katalin Novák (1977), Béni Kállay (1839), Máté Zalka (1896), and Ferenc Gyurcsány (1961).

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