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Ferenc Szálasi

1897 - 1946

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Ferenc Szálasi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈsaːlɒʃi]; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946) was a Hungarian military officer, politician, Nazi sympathizer and founder of the far-right Arrow Cross Party who headed the government of Hungary during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany in the final stages of World War II. Szálasi served with distinction during World War I as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army. In 1925, he became a staff officer of the restored Kingdom of Hungary under Regent Miklós Horthy. Initially apolitical, Szálasi embraced right-wing ultranationalism in the early 1930s and became a passionate advocate of the irredentist Hungarism. In 1937, he founded the Hungarian National Socialist Party, having retired from the military and fully devoted himself to politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Szálasi is the 1,727th most popular politician (down from 1,518th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Slovak Politician.

Ferenc Szálasi was a Hungarian politician and leader of the Arrow Cross Party. He was most famous for being the leader of the Arrow Cross Party and for his role in the Holocaust.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferenc Szálasi ranks 1,727 out of 19,576. Before him are Giulio Andreotti, Leo von Caprivi, Queen Paola of Belgium, Tim Walz, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, and Martinian. After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Robert Fico, José Eduardo dos Santos, Chester A. Arthur, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, and Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Ferenc Szálasi ranks 24. Before him are Lucky Luciano, Wilhelm Reich, Georges Bataille, Odd Hassel, Louis Aragon, and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Frank Capra, Gordon Allport, Kurt Schuschnigg, Norbert Elias, Enid Blyton, and Pola Negri. Among people deceased in 1946, Ferenc Szálasi ranks 25. Before him are Manuel de Falla, Werner von Blomberg, Fritz Sauckel, Gertrude Stein, Karl Haushofer, and Draža Mihailović. After him are Paul Langevin, Gilbert N. Lewis, James Jeans, Ananda Mahidol, Karl Hermann Frank, and Andrey Vlasov.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Ferenc Szálasi ranks 9 out of 418. Before him are Philipp Lenard (1862), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), and Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778). After him are Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), and Tibor Sekelj (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Ferenc Szálasi ranks 6. Before him are Alexander Dubček (1921), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), and Francis II Rákóczi (1676). After him are Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), and Vladimír Mečiar (1942).

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