Béla Székely
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Béla Székely was a Hungarian
politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 (until 24 June with Gyula Lengyel
). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
he emigrated to Austria
. From 1930 Székely worked in Berlin later lived in the Soviet Union
. In 1938 he was arrested and executed during the Great Purge
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 (until 24 June with Gyula Lengyel
Gyula Lengyel
Gyula Lengyel was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 . For all of the Hungarian Soviet Republic's economic policy, he arranged the conceptual and practical forming of his financial policy inside this, and the organizing of the public supply. After the fall of the...
). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Hungarian Soviet Republic
The Hungarian Soviet Republic or Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived Communist state established in Hungary in the aftermath of World War I....
he emigrated to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. From 1930 Székely worked in Berlin later lived in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. In 1938 he was arrested and executed during the Great Purge
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938...
.