István Oláh (16 December 1926 – 15 December 1985) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence from 1984 until his death.
In 1945, he became a volunteer in the Hungarian People's Army. That same year he joined the Communist Party.[2] In 1949 he graduated from the Kossuth Military Academy. In 1964, he a studied at the Voroshilov Soviet Higher Military Academy. From 1966 to 1973, he rose through the ranks of the Hungarian People's Army. He had been serving as a Deputy Minister of Defense of the Hungarian People's Army since 1966.[3] In 1975, he was made a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party.[4] He was the Minister of Defense after the removal of Lajos Czinege.[5]
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Oláh died on 15 December 1985, a day before his 59th birthday.[6] He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery. Conspiracy theories about his death arose has his death occurred at a time when the defense ministers of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and East Germany had also died within the same year. It gave rise to assumptions by the media about a specially held action by the Western special services to eliminate the supporters of a forceful solution to the 1981 Polish hunger demonstrations.[7]
^"Hungary's new Defense Minister, Gen. Istvan Olah, died today, the official Soviet press agency Tass reported from Budapest. He was 59 years old". The New York Times. 16 December 1985. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"General Olah joined the Hungarian Communist Party in 1945". The New York Times. 16 December 1985.
^"General Olah had been a Deputy Defense Minister since 1966, the year he was also promoted to general. In January 1973 he was named Chief of Staff of the army". The New York Times. 16 December 1985.
^"He was active in its youth movement and in 1975 was named to the party's policy-making Central Committee". The New York Times. 16 December 1985.
^"General Olah was appointed Defense Minister on Dec. 6, succeeding Gen. Lajos Czinege. General Czinege, Defense Minister since 1960, was named to the largely ceremonial post of Deputy Prime Minister". The New York Times. 16 December 1985.
^"Hungary's new Defense Minister, Gen. Istvan Olah, died today, the official Soviet press agency Tass reported from Budapest. He was 59 years old". The New York Times. 16 December 1985.
^ТВЦ, 19 декабря 2014. Маршал Устинов: последний защитник социализма
istván, oláh, december, 1926, december, 1985, hungarian, military, officer, politician, served, minister, defence, from, 1984, until, death, minister, defence, hungaryin, office, december, 1984, december, 1985presidentjános, kádárpreceded, bylajos, czinegesucc. Istvan Olah 16 December 1926 15 December 1985 was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1984 until his death Istvan OlahMinister of Defence of HungaryIn office 6 December 1984 15 December 1985PresidentJanos KadarPreceded byLajos CzinegeSucceeded byFerenc KarpatiPersonal detailsBorn 1926 12 16 16 December 1926Nadudvar HungaryDied15 December 1985 1985 12 15 aged 58 1 Budapest HungaryPolitical partyHungarian Socialist Workers PartyMilitary serviceAllegiance Hungarian People s RepublicBranch service Hungarian People s ArmyYears of service1945 1985RankArmy GeneralThe native form of this personal name is Olah Istvan This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 External links 4 ReferencesBiography editIn 1945 he became a volunteer in the Hungarian People s Army That same year he joined the Communist Party 2 In 1949 he graduated from the Kossuth Military Academy In 1964 he a studied at the Voroshilov Soviet Higher Military Academy From 1966 to 1973 he rose through the ranks of the Hungarian People s Army He had been serving as a Deputy Minister of Defense of the Hungarian People s Army since 1966 3 In 1975 he was made a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party 4 He was the Minister of Defense after the removal of Lajos Czinege 5 Death editOlah died on 15 December 1985 a day before his 59th birthday 6 He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery Conspiracy theories about his death arose has his death occurred at a time when the defense ministers of the Soviet Union Czechoslovakia and East Germany had also died within the same year It gave rise to assumptions by the media about a specially held action by the Western special services to eliminate the supporters of a forceful solution to the 1981 Polish hunger demonstrations 7 External links editMagyar Eletrajzi Lexikon Politika Serbian newspaper text in Serbian on his involvement in 1980 events about the time of death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito References edit Hungary s new Defense Minister Gen Istvan Olah died today the official Soviet press agency Tass reported from Budapest He was 59 years old The New York Times 16 December 1985 Retrieved 3 July 2017 General Olah joined the Hungarian Communist Party in 1945 The New York Times 16 December 1985 General Olah had been a Deputy Defense Minister since 1966 the year he was also promoted to general In January 1973 he was named Chief of Staff of the army The New York Times 16 December 1985 He was active in its youth movement and in 1975 was named to the party s policy making Central Committee The New York Times 16 December 1985 General Olah was appointed Defense Minister on Dec 6 succeeding Gen Lajos Czinege General Czinege Defense Minister since 1960 was named to the largely ceremonial post of Deputy Prime Minister The New York Times 16 December 1985 Hungary s new Defense Minister Gen Istvan Olah died today the official Soviet press agency Tass reported from Budapest He was 59 years old The New York Times 16 December 1985 TVC 19 dekabrya 2014 Marshal Ustinov poslednij zashitnik socializma Political officesPreceded byLajos Czinege Minister of Defence1984 1985 Succeeded byFerenc Karpati nbsp This article about a Hungarian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Istvan Olah amp oldid 1160443804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
