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István Friedrich
Hungarian Prime Minister, footballer and factory owner (1883–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
István Friedrich (anglicised as Stephen Frederick; 1 July 1883 – 25 November 1951) was a Hungarian politician, footballer and factory owner who served as prime minister of Hungary for three months between August and November in 1919. His tenure coincided with a period of political instability in Hungary immediately after World War I, during which several successive governments ruled the country.
The native form of this personal name is Friedrich István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Quick Facts Acting Head of State of Hungary, Prime Minister ...
István Friedrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Friedrich in August 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting Head of State of Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 August 1919 – 24 November 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Archduke Joseph August (as Regent of Hungary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Károly Huszár | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister of Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 7 August 1919 – 24 November 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head of State | Archduke Joseph August (as Regent of Hungary) Himself (as acting head of state) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Gyula Peidl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Károly Huszár | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1883-07-01)1 July 1883 Malacka, Austria-Hungary (now Malacky, Slovakia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 November 1951(1951-11-25) (aged 68) Vác, Hungarian People's Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | F48P (1912–1919) KNP (1919) KNEP (1919–1920) KNP (1920–1922) KNFPP (1922–1926) KGSZP (1926–1935) KE (1935–?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Margit Asbóth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Gita Erzsébet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profession | Politician, footballer, factory owner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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