Jozsef Revai

Politician

Birthday October 12, 1898

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Hungary

DEATH DATE Aug 4, 1959 (60)

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About

Hungarian politician who served as Minister of Culture from 1949 to 1953 and was a founder of the Communist Party of Hungary.

Before Fame

He spent ten years in the Soviet Union during the 1930s and '40s.

Trivia

His Communist Party of Hungary was re-named the Hungarian Working People's Party in 1948. The party further morphed into the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party.

Family Life

He was born into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of Austrian-born philosopher and fellow Communist, Arthur Koestler.