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József Antall

1932–1993 · 20th century

József Antall was a Hungarian historian and politician who became the first freely elected prime minister of Hungary after communism, in 1990. As leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum he headed a centre-right coalition that began the transition to a market economy and western integration. He died in office in December 1993.

József Antall
Image: Antall-család archívum [Antall family's archives] (Péter Antall) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). József Antall. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jozsef-antall
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