Ferenc Szálasi
| Ferenc Szálasi | |
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| Leader of the Nation | |
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In office 16 October 1944 – 28 March 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by |
Miklós Horthy (Regent) |
| Succeeded by | High National Council |
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Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary (de facto) |
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In office 16 October 1944 – 28 March 1945 |
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| Leader | Himself |
| Preceded by | Géza Lakatos |
| Succeeded by |
Béla Miklós (Opposition, then officially) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 January 1897 Kassa, Abaúj-Torna County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia) |
| Died | 12 March 1946 (aged 49) Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Arrow Cross Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gizella Lutz |
| Profession | Soldier, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Awards | 3rd Class, Order of the Iron Crown |
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| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
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| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Royal Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1935 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | 1st Honvéd Mixed-Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Ferenc Szálasi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈsaːlɒʃi]; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946) was the leader of the fascist Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement, the "Leader of the Nation" (Nemzetvezető), being both Head of State and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary's "Government of National Unity" (Nemzeti Összefogás Kormánya) for the final six months of Hungary's participation in World War II, after Germany occupied Hungary and removed Miklós Horthy by force. During his brief rule, Szálasi's men murdered 10,000–15,000 Jews. After the war, he was executed after a trial by the Hungarian court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during World War II.
Born the son of a soldier in Kassa (now Košice in Slovakia) of mixed Armenian (the surname of his great-grandfather was Salossian),German, Hungarian (one grandparent), Slovak and Rusyn ancestry. His Armenian ancestors settled down in Ebesfalva, Transylvania during the reign of Prince Michael I Apafi. According to historian Krisztián Ungváry, Szálasi had no Armenian ancestry, this disseminated false statement based on a falsified baptism certificate by notable post-World War II politician Dezső Sulyok who as Member of Parliament tried to discredit Szálasi during the debate of Second Anti-Jewish Law in 1939. Szálasi's grandfather, who participated as a in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, married a German woman from Vienna, and their son, Ferenc Szálasi, Sr. (born 1866) attended a military cadet school in Kassa, and later became an official in the Honvédség. Szálasi's brothers, Béla, Károly and Rezső also served in the army.
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