Gyula Kállai | |
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary | |
In office 30 June 1965 – 14 April 1967 |
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Preceded by | János Kádár |
Succeeded by | Jenő Fock |
Personal details | |
Born |
Berettyóújfalu, Austria-Hungary |
1 June 1910
Died | 12 March 1996 Budapest, Hungary |
(aged 85)
Nationality | Hungarian |
Political party |
Hungarian Communist Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Children | Zsuzsa Berkes |
Gyula Kállai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒ ˈkaːlːɒi]; 1 June 1910 – 12 March 1996) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1965 to 1967 and as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary 1967–1971. He was President of National Council of the Patriotic People's Front from 1957 to 1989.
In 1957, Kállai visited and questioned Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian prime minister, in exile in Snagov, Romania. His report led to his ultimate execution.