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| image = Farkas Mihály (crop).jpg
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| order = [[Minister of Defence (Hungary)|Minister of Defence]]
| order = [[Minister of Defence (Hungary)|Minister of Defence]]
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'''Mihály Farkas''' (born '''Hermann Lőwy'''; 18 July 1904 – 6 December 1965) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] Communist politician who served as Minister of National Defense of the [[Hungarian People's Republic]].
'''Mihály Farkas''' (born '''Hermann Lőwy'''; 18 July 1904 – 6 December 1965) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] Communist politician who served as [[Minister of Defence (Hungary)|Minister of National Defense]] of the [[Hungarian People's Republic]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
He was born in 1904 in [[Abaújszántó]] to Jewish parents, in the [[Abaúj-Torna County]] of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], and became a Communist in the 1920s. He lived in [[Košice]] and [[Prague]] then. He fought in the [[Spanish Civil War]]; later he moved to the [[Soviet Union]]. He returned to Hungary in late 1944 alongside other Hungarian communists and became a member of the Central Committee, the Political Committee and the Secretariat of the [[Hungarian Communist Party]] from May 1945. In 1945 he became under-secretary of Home Affairs. In 1946 he was elected deputy secretary and became the chairman of the party's Management Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Farkas Mihály {{!}} PLM Namespace|url=https://resolver.pim.hu/auth/PIM53543|access-date=2021-07-12|website=PLM Namespace|language=en-US}}</ref>
He was born in 1904 in [[Abaújszántó]] to Jewish parents, in the [[Abaúj-Torna County]] of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], and became a Communist in the 1920s. He lived in [[Košice]] and [[Prague]] then. He fought in the [[Spanish Civil War]]; later he moved to the [[Soviet Union]]. He returned to Hungary in late 1944 alongside other Hungarian communists and became a member of the Central Committee, the Political Committee and the Secretariat of the [[Hungarian Communist Party]] from May 1945. In 1945 he became under-secretary of Home Affairs. In 1946 he was elected deputy secretary and became the chairman of the party's Management Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Farkas Mihály {{!}} PLM Namespace|url=https://resolver.pim.hu/auth/PIM53543|access-date=2021-07-12|website=PLM Namespace|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Fortepan 128546 – Farkas Mihály és Révai József.jpg|thumb|Farkas with [[József Révai|Józef Révai]] in the parliament, 1950]]

He was Minister of National Defence from 9 September 1948 to 2 July 1953. He was one of the main instigators during the [[Mátyás Rákosi|Rákosi]] era.{{Clarify|date=March 2015}} In 1956 he was expelled from the party and convicted. He was released from prison in 1961 and spent his last years working as an editor and publisher in Budapest, where he died in 1965.<ref name=":0" />
He was Minister of National Defence from 9 September 1948 to 2 July 1953. He was one of the main instigators during the [[Mátyás Rákosi|Rákosi]] era.{{Clarify|date=March 2015}} In 1956 he was expelled from the party and convicted. He was released from prison in 1961 and spent his last years working as an editor and publisher in Budapest, where he died in 1965.<ref name=":0" />


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== Awards ==
== Awards ==


Order of the Hungarian People's Republic 1st and 2nd Classes (1949)
* Order of the Hungarian People's Republic 1st and 2nd Classes (1949)


Order of the Freedom Silver Class (1945) and Golden Class (1946)
* Order of the Freedom Silver Class (1945) and Golden Class (1946)


Order of Kossuth 1st Class (1950)
* Order of Kossuth 1st Class (1950)


Medal for Public Security Silver Grade (1947, awarded for the services as Ministry of the Interior State Security)
* Medal for Public Security Silver Grade (1947, awarded for the services as Ministry of the Interior State Security)


1848-1948 Commemorative Medal
* 1848-1948 Commemorative Medal


Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
* Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"


Merit of the Star of the Garibaldi Brigade (1945)
* Merit of the Star of the Garibaldi Brigade (1945)


Military Order of the White Lion 2nd Class (1945)
* Military Order of the White Lion 2nd Class (1945)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Jewish Hungarian politicians]]
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 10 February 2024

The native form of this personal name is Farkas Mihály. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Mihály Farkas
Minister of Defence
In office
10 September 1948 – 4 July 1953
Preceded byPéter Veres
Succeeded byIstván Bata
Personal details
Born
Hermann Lőwy

(1904-06-18)18 June 1904
Abaújszántó, Hungary
Died6 December 1965(1965-12-06) (aged 61)
Budapest, Hungary
Resting placeFarkasréti Cemetery
Political partyMKP, MDP, MSZMP
ChildrenVladimir Farkas

Mihály Farkas (born Hermann Lőwy; 18 July 1904 – 6 December 1965) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Minister of National Defense of the Hungarian People's Republic.

Biography[edit]

He was born in 1904 in Abaújszántó to Jewish parents, in the Abaúj-Torna County of the Kingdom of Hungary, and became a Communist in the 1920s. He lived in Košice and Prague then. He fought in the Spanish Civil War; later he moved to the Soviet Union. He returned to Hungary in late 1944 alongside other Hungarian communists and became a member of the Central Committee, the Political Committee and the Secretariat of the Hungarian Communist Party from May 1945. In 1945 he became under-secretary of Home Affairs. In 1946 he was elected deputy secretary and became the chairman of the party's Management Committee.[1]

Farkas with Józef Révai in the parliament, 1950

He was Minister of National Defence from 9 September 1948 to 2 July 1953. He was one of the main instigators during the Rákosi era.[clarification needed] In 1956 he was expelled from the party and convicted. He was released from prison in 1961 and spent his last years working as an editor and publisher in Budapest, where he died in 1965.[1]

His son Vladimir was a colonel of the security police during the Rákosi era.[2]

Awards[edit]

  • Order of the Hungarian People's Republic 1st and 2nd Classes (1949)
  • Order of the Freedom Silver Class (1945) and Golden Class (1946)
  • Order of Kossuth 1st Class (1950)
  • Medal for Public Security Silver Grade (1947, awarded for the services as Ministry of the Interior State Security)
  • 1848-1948 Commemorative Medal
  • Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Merit of the Star of the Garibaldi Brigade (1945)
  • Military Order of the White Lion 2nd Class (1945)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Farkas Mihály | PLM Namespace". PLM Namespace. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ Hollander, Paul (1999). Political Will and Personal Belief: The Decline and Fall of Soviet Communism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-300-14420-8.

Sources[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
1948–1953 		Succeeded by
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