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Béla Orczy

Béla Orczy
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Minister of the Interior of Hungary
In office
11 February 1887 – 22 March 1889
Preceded by Kálmán Tisza
Succeeded by Gábor Baross
Personal details
Born (1822-01-16)16 January 1822
Pest, Hungary
Died 7 February 1917(1917-02-07) (aged 95)
Vienna, Austria
Political party Deák Party, Liberal Party
Profession Soldier, politician

Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as Interior Minister between 1887 and 1889. He was also Minister of Home Defence for several months in 1884. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, he fought against the rebelling Serbs in the area of Vojvodina (natively Vajdaság). He was the de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1879 and 1890. His paternal grandfather was the famous poet Lőrinc Orczy.



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