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Ernő Gerő
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Ernő Gerő, born Singer Ernő on 8 July 1898 in Trebušovce, was a Hungarian economist, politician, spy and civil servant. He was educated at Eötvös Loránd University and worked in Budapest, where he was also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He belonged to the Hungarian Communist Party, the Hungarian Working People's Party and the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, and received the Kossuth Prize. Gerő died on 12 March 1980 in Budapest and was buried at Farkasréti Cemetery.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Mátyás Rákosi
- Succeeded by
- János Kádár
- Prime minister
- Imre Nagy
- Born
- Ernő Singer , ( 1898-07-08 ) 8 July 1898, Terbegec , Kingdom of Hungary , Austro-Hungarian Empire , (now Trebušovce , Slovakia )
- Died
- 12 March 1980 (1980-03-12) (aged 81), Budapest , Hungarian People's Republic
- Party
- Hungarian Communist Party (1918–1942) , Hungarian Working People's Party (1942–1956) , Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1962)
- Spouse
- Erzsébet Fazekas ( died 1967 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernő
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Trebušovce
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Occupation
- communist
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Political party
- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Image
- Gerő Ernő 1955.jpg
- Work location
- Budapest
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- Commons category
- Ernő Gerő
- date of birth
- 1898-07-08
- date of death
- 1980-03-12
- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Gerő Ernő
- birth name
- Singer Ernő
- place of burial
- Farkasréti Cemetery
- P8168
- Bob Griese
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Encyclopedic overview
Ernő Gerő (né Singer; 8 July 1898 – 12 March 1980) was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly the most powerful man in Hungary in 1956, as leader of the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party.
Early career
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