Béla Király, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Béla Király

Hungarian officer, professor, and politician

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Kaposvár, Somogy County, Hungary

Date of Death: 04-Jul-2009

Profession: writer, politician, historian, university teacher

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dr.
Béla Király (14 April 1912 – 4 July 2009) was a Hungarian army officer before, during, and after World War II.
After the war, he was sentenced to life in prison under the Soviet-allied regime, but was later released.
After his release, he commanded the National Guard in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
He then fled to the United States, where he became an academic historian.
He returned to Hungary after the collapse of the Soviet Bloc and was elected a member of Hungarian Parliament.