István Oláh | |
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Minister of Defence of Hungary | |
In office 6 December 1984 – 15 December 1985 | |
President | János Kádár |
Preceded by | Lajos Czinege |
Succeeded by | Ferenc Kárpáti |
Personal details | |
Born | Nádudvar, Hungary | 16 December 1926
Died | 15 December 1985[1] Budapest, Hungary | (aged 58)
Political party | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Hungarian People's Republic |
Branch/service | Hungarian People's Army |
Years of service | 1945–1985 |
Rank | Army General |
István Oláh (16 December 1926 – 15 December 1985) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 1984 until his death.
In 1945, he became a volunteer in the Hungarian People's Army. That same year he joined the Communist Party. [2] In 1949 he graduated from the Kossuth Military Academy. In 1964, he a studied at the Voroshilov Soviet Higher Military Academy. From 1966 to 1973, he rose through the ranks of the Hungarian People's Army. He had been serving as a Deputy Minister of Defense of the Hungarian People's Army since 1966. [3] In 1975, he was made a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. [4] He was the Minister of Defense after the removal of Lajos Czinege. [5]
Oláh died on 15 December 1985, a day before his 59th birthday. [6] He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery. Conspiracy theories about his death arose has his death occurred at a time when the defense ministers of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and East Germany had also died within the same year. It gave rise to assumptions by the media about a specially held action by the Western special services to eliminate the supporters of a forceful solution to the 1981 Polish hunger demonstrations. [7]
István Oláh | |
---|---|
Minister of Defence of Hungary | |
In office 6 December 1984 – 15 December 1985 | |
President | János Kádár |
Preceded by | Lajos Czinege |
Succeeded by | Ferenc Kárpáti |
Personal details | |
Born | Nádudvar, Hungary | 16 December 1926
Died | 15 December 1985[1] Budapest, Hungary | (aged 58)
Political party | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Hungarian People's Republic |
Branch/service | Hungarian People's Army |
Years of service | 1945–1985 |
Rank | Army General |
István Oláh (16 December 1926 – 15 December 1985) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 1984 until his death.
In 1945, he became a volunteer in the Hungarian People's Army. That same year he joined the Communist Party. [2] In 1949 he graduated from the Kossuth Military Academy. In 1964, he a studied at the Voroshilov Soviet Higher Military Academy. From 1966 to 1973, he rose through the ranks of the Hungarian People's Army. He had been serving as a Deputy Minister of Defense of the Hungarian People's Army since 1966. [3] In 1975, he was made a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. [4] He was the Minister of Defense after the removal of Lajos Czinege. [5]
Oláh died on 15 December 1985, a day before his 59th birthday. [6] He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery. Conspiracy theories about his death arose has his death occurred at a time when the defense ministers of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and East Germany had also died within the same year. It gave rise to assumptions by the media about a specially held action by the Western special services to eliminate the supporters of a forceful solution to the 1981 Polish hunger demonstrations. [7]