Ilona Tóth
Hungarian dissident (1932–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilona Tóth (23 October 1932 – 27 June 1957) was a Hungarian medical student and revolutionary. She participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and subsequently joined the resistance against communist rule, where she was involved in producing propaganda pamphlets. Tóth was arrested for her printing activities in November 1956, and she was charged as a co-conspirator in a murder carried out by the resistance. She was found guilty, and was executed on 27 June 1957. Tóth's death made her a martyr for the anti-communist cause in Hungary. Her image was rehabilitated after the fall of the communist government in the 1990s, and she was one of many Hungarian dissidents exonerated through "Ilona Tóth's law" in 2000. The extent of her involvement with the murder remains a subject of dispute.
Ilona Tóth | |
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Born | (1932-10-23)October 23, 1932 |
Died | June 27, 1957(1957-06-27) (aged 24) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Known for | Anti-communist activism in Hungary |
Movement | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 |
Criminal charges | Murder of István Kollár |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |