J%C3%B3zsef Antall

Jzsef Antall, Jr. was the first democraticallyelected Prime Minister of Hungary after the fall of Communism , teacher, librarian, historian and political figure. He was the leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1989 and 1993.

Jzsef Tihamr Antall de Drgicse et Kisjene was born to an ancient Hungarian family from the lower nobility in Budapest onApril 1932. His father, Jzsef Antall, Sr. jurist and civil servant, worked for the government in several ministries. Antall, Sr. coordinated the first living wage calculations in Hungary, and he was a founding member of the Independent Smallholders Party . During World War II, he presided the government committee for refugees. After the German occupation of Hungary he resigned later he was arrested by the Gestapo. After the war, he became minister of reconstruction in the government of Zoltn Tildy. Later, he became president of the Hungarian Red Cross, but after the communist coup he resigned and retired to his family estate. In 1991, he was posthumously honoured by Yad Vashem.

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