“nor to express bitterness at the experiences that have been forced upon me. Rather, I feel wonder and amazement at the vagaries of humanity.”
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Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who was the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar period and most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944.
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politics · Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944 · politician · military officer · admiral · also Miklós Horthy, Miklos Horthy, Horthy
Born 18 June 1868 · Died 9 February 1957 · Q117144
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2026· 2 entries
“s claims on the disputed lands should be settled by peaceful means. Three months later, after the Munich Agreement put control of Czechoslovakia”
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2025· 1 entry
Washington Monthly: Miklós Horthy
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2023· 1 entry
Fox News: Hungarian minister sparks controversy for praising Nazi-allied WWII leader Miklos Horthy
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2017· 1 entry
Orbán affirmed his positive view of Horthy, commenting in a speech that he considers Horthy an "exceptional statesman" and giving him credit for the survival of the Hungarian state in the First World War's aftermath
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2012· 1 entry
For instance, then-party leader Attila Mesterházy condemned the Orbán government's position as "inexcusable", claiming that Fidesz was "openly associating itself with the ideology of the regime that collaborated with the
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1993· 2 entries
Only a few years after the first democratic elections, Horthy's body was returned from Portugal to his hometown of Kenderes
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Two years after the Soviet troops left Hungary, Horthy's body was returned to Hungary and he was buried in his hometown of Kenderes
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1957· 2 entries
Died 1957-02-09.
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In Estoril and was initially buried in the British Cemetery, Lisbon
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1950· 1 entry
The Horthy family managed to find a home in Portugal, thanks to Miklós Jr
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1948· 1 entry
Horthy settled and lived out his remaining years in exile in Portugal
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1944· 4 entries
When one of the family's friends, Pető Ernő, one of the leaders of the Central Jewish Council revealed the truth about the deportations
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“It is clear today that Germany has lost the war... Hungary has accordingly concluded a preliminary armistice with Russia, and will cease all hostilities against her.”
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Horthy was denounced as a "traitor" and "Jew-lover"
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Horthy secretly instructed Géza Lakatos (prime minister of Hungary) to remove far-right officials from government
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1942· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Charles III (1942).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold with Swords (1942).
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1941· 1 entry
Won: Horthy was honoured by issuance of multiple postage stamps by Hungary. Some of them issued (June 1941).
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1940· 2 entries
Won: Horthy was honoured by issuance of multiple postage stamps by Hungary. Some of them issued (March 1940).
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Horthy had permitted Rákosi to emigrate to the Soviet Union in exchange for a series of highly symbolic Hungarian battle-flags from the 19th century that were in Russian hands
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1939· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the White Star, Collar Class (1939).
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It joined the Anti-Comintern Pact, and on April 11, it withdrew from the League of Nations
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And 1940, Hungarian volunteers were sent to Finland's Winter War, but did not have time to partake in the fighting before the end of the war
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And participated in the Axis powers' invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941
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1938· 2 entries
Won: Horthy was honoured by issuance of multiple postage stamps by Hungary. Some of them issued (January 1938).
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Limited the number of Jews in the professions, government, and commerce to twenty percent, and the second reduced it to five percent the following year; 250,000 Hungarian Jews lost their jobs as a result
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1936· 1 entry
Before he realized his most extreme goals, but he left his nation headed into a firm partnership with the German dictator
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1935· 1 entry
Horthy was well pleased that Hitler informed him that he wanted Germany and Hungary to partition Czechoslovakia, but Horthy went on to tell Hitler that he must be careful not to do anything that might cause an Anglo-Germ
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1932· 1 entry
Was charged with incitement, sentenced to six months in prison, and stripped of his rank of lieutenant colonel
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1931· 2 entries
Awarded 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle (1931).
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Awarded Estonian Red Cross Order First Class (1931).
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1930· 1 entry
Won: Horthy was honoured by issuance of multiple postage stamps by Hungary. Some of them issued (March 1930).
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1927· 1 entry
The British newspaper magnate Lord Rothermere denounced the partitions ratified at Trianon in the pages of his Daily Mail, an official letter of gratitude was eagerly signed by 1
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1925· 1 entry
Awarded Cross of Liberty 3rd Division, 1st Class (1925).
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1921· 1 entry
Not for Central Europe's cooperation nor to fight German expansion, but in a wrongly perceived notion that a completely powerless Hungary must be kept down"
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1920· 4 entries
The National Assembly of Hungary re-established the Kingdom of Hungary
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Career landmark: Regent of Hungary (1920–1944).
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– as a sign of his anti-Semitism and the prelude for Hungary's collaboration in the Holocaust
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The ex-president of the First Hungarian Republic, Count Mihály Károlyi began a vigorous propaganda campaign against the emerging Horthy government from his exile in France
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1919· 2 entries
Anti-communist politicians formed a counter-revolutionary government in the southern city of Szeged, which was occupied by French forces at the time
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence of Hungary (1919–1919).
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1915· 1 entry
Earned a reputation for boldness while commanding the new light cruiser SMS Novara
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1896· 1 entry
And attained the rank of rear admiral by 1918
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1878· 1 entry
Studied at Reformed College of Debrecen (1876–1878).
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1868· 1 entry
Born 1868-06-18.
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