Béla Bánhidy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Béla Bánhidy

politician

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1836

Place of Birth: Makó, Csongrád County, Hungary

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1890

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Baron Béla Bánhidy de Simánd (17 February 1836 – 18 June 1890) was a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was elected to a member of the Diet of Hungary in 1875 as a MP for Kisjeno (today: Chisineu-Cris, Romania).
After the Occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878) he withdrew from the Liberal Party and formed the Independent Liberal Party which soon merged into the Right-wing Opposition.
He became first chairman of the newly formed Moderate Opposition which later was renamed to National Party in 1891. Bánhidy lost his mandate in the 1878 elections.
He conducted journalistic activities for newspapers in Budapest.
Later he moved to Arad (today in Romania).