Zoltán Tildy | |
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 Tildy in 1946 | |
| President of the Hungarian Republic | |
| In office 1 February 1946 – 3 August 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Ferenc NagyMátyás Rákosi(acting)Lajos Dinnyés |
| Preceded by | High National Council |
| Succeeded by | Árpád Szakasits |
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| In office 15 November 1945 – 1 February 1946 | |
| Monarch | Vacant |
| Head of State | High National Council |
| Preceded by | Béla Miklós |
| Succeeded by | Ferenc Nagy |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary | |
| In office 27 October 1956 – 4 November 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
| Preceded by | Antal Apró |
| Succeeded by | Ferenc Münnich |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 27 October 1956 – 4 November 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Imre Nagy |
| Member of theHigh National Council | |
| In office 7 December 1945 – 1 February 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Béla MiklósBéla ZsedényiMátyás Rákosi |
| Succeeded by | HimselfasPresident of the Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1889-11-18)18 November 1889 |
| Died | 3 August 1961(1961-08-03) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Independent Smallholders' Party |
| Spouse | Erzsébet Gyenis |
| Children | Zoltán Tildy, Jr. Erzsébet László |
| Profession | Minister |
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Zoltán Tildy (Hungarian:[ˈzoltaːnˈtildi]; 18 November 1889 – 3 August 1961), was an influential leader ofHungary, who served asprime minister from 1945 to 1946 andpresident from 1946 until 1948 in the post-war period before the seizure of power by Soviet-backed communists.
Zoltán Tildy was born inLosonc (Lučenec now inSlovakia), in theAustro-Hungarian Empire to the family of a Hungarian official in the local government. He took a degree in theology from the Reformed Theological Academy inPápa, afterwards spending a year studying atAssembly's College, Belfast, inIreland. Tildy served as an active minister of the Reformed Church beginning in 1921, and edited the daily paper of the Reformed church in Hungary, the Keresztény Család (Christian Family), as well as other periodicals. In 1929, Tildy joined theIndependent Smallholders' Party (FKgP) with other noted Hungarian political figures, includingFerenc Nagy. He became executive vice-president of the organization soon afterwards.
He marriedErzsébet Gyenis (1896–1985) in 1916 and had three children:Zoltán Tildy, Jr. (1917–1994), Erzsébet Tildy (1918–2012), and László Tildy (1921–1983).
Tildy was elected to the Hungarian parliament in 1933, being reelected in 1936 and 1939. He put pressure onHorthy's government to pull out of theSecond World War. After Hungary was occupied by theGermans, Tildy was forced into hiding. When theSoviets occupied Hungary and drove out the Germans, Tildy became leader of the FKgP and was appointedPrime Minister of Hungary, serving from 15 November 1945 until 1 February 1946, when he was electedPresident of Hungary. Tildy was an ex officio member of theHigh National Council from 7 December 1945 until 2 February 1946.
Serving as the first President of the Republic of Hungary when he was forced to resign in July 1948 after allegations emerged about his son-in-law being arrested for corruption and adultery. Tildy was held under house arrest inBudapest until May 1, 1956. He was appointed to the position of a state minister in the coalition government during the1956 Hungarian Revolution, and was eventually arrested by Soviet forces after the revolution was crushed byWarsaw Pact intervention. On 15 June 1958 Tildy was sentenced by the Supreme Court to six years' imprisonment, in the trial ofImre Nagy and associates. However, he was released under an individual amnesty in April 1959 in view of his advanced years (in fact due to illness). He then lived in complete retirement until he died inBudapest on 3 August 1961.[1]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Hungary 1945–1946 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of Hungary 1946–1948 | Succeeded by |
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