Ernő Gerő [ˈɛrnøː ˈɡɛrøː] (born Ernő Singer; July 8 1898 – March 12 1980) was a Hungarian Communist Party leader in the period after World War II and briefly in 1956 the most powerful man in Hungary as first secretary of its ruling communist party.
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active years end date
1956-10-25
active years start date
1956-07-18
birth date
1898-07-08
birth place
Austria-Hungary, Trebušovce
death date
1980-03-12
death place
Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
nationality
Hungary
order in office
General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party
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