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István Bethlen

1874–1946 · 20th century

Count István Bethlen was prime minister of Hungary from 1921 to 1931. A Transylvanian aristocrat, he stabilised the post-war kingdom under Regent Horthy, restored open voting in the countryside, obtained a League of Nations loan and sought allies, notably Italy, for revising the Treaty of Trianon. Arrested by Soviet forces in 1945, he died in Moscow.

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Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946)

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