Pál Teleki

Politician

1879 – 1941

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Who was Pál Teleki?

Pál Janos Ede Count Teleki de Szék was prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 19 July 1920 to 14 April 1921 and from 16 February 1939 to 3 April 1941. He was also a famous expert in geography, a university professor, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Chief Scout of the Hungarian Scout Association. He descended from a noble family from Alsótelek in Transylvania.

He is a controversial figure in Hungarian history because as Prime Minister he tried to preserve Hungarian autonomy under difficult political circumstances, but also proposed and enacted far-reaching anti-Jewish laws.²

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Born
Nov 1, 1879
Budapest
Also known as
  • Pal Teleki
Ethnicity
  • Hungarian people
Nationality
  • Hungary
Profession
Education
  • Eötvös Loránd University
Died
Apr 3, 1941
Budapest

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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