About Béla Székely
Lived 1889 – 1939 (aged 49). Béla Székely was a Hungarian economist and politician.
Béla Székely (Born as Béla Weisz 17 July 1889 – 10 January 1939) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance in 1919 (until 24 June with Gyula Lengyel). After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he emigrated to Austria. From 1930, Székely worked in Berlin later lived in the Soviet Union. In 1938 he was arrested and executed during the Great Purge.
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Who was Béla Székely?
Hungarian politician (1889-1939)
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Béla Székely was born on 17 July 1889 in Budapest.
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Béla Székely died on 10 January 1939 in Vladivostok.
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Béla Székely was an economist and politician.
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Béla Székely was Hungarian.
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