Gyula Peidl
| Gyula Peidl | |
|---|---|
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| Prime Minister of Hungary | |
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In office 1 August 1919 – 6 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Sándor Garbai |
| Succeeded by | István Friedrich |
| Head of State of Hungary Acting | |
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In office 1 August 1919 – 6 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Sándor Garbai |
| Succeeded by | Archduke Joseph August |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 April 1873 Ravazd, Hungary |
| Died |
22 January 1943 (aged 69) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Political party | MSZDP |
| Profession | politician |
Gyula Peidl (4 April 1873 – 22 January 1943) was a Hungarian trade union leader and socialist politician who served briefly as the last prime minister and acting head of state of Hungary in 1919.
In the six days his government ruled (also called the "trade-unionist government"), he tried to minimize the damage caused to Hungary by Communist rule. The official name of Hungary became again Hungarian People's Republic. As Romanian troops advanced on Budapest, he began to repeal and annul the unpopular decrees and measures of the Communists, restored private property, closed the revolutionary tribunals and dissolved the Red Guards.
On 6 August 1919 his government was overthrown by a rightist armed coup. Peidl went in exile in Austria. In 1921, Peidl returned to Hungary and resumed his political and trade union activities. From 1922 to 1931, he led the Hungarian Social Democratic Party in the Hungarian parliament.
Peidl died in Hungary in 1943.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sándor Garbai |
Acting Head of State of Hungary 1919 |
Succeeded by Archduke Joseph |
| Preceded by Sándor Garbai |
Prime Minister of Hungary 1919 |
Succeeded by István Friedrich |
| Preceded by Ferenc Miákits |
Minister of Finance 1919 |
Succeeded by János Grünn |
| Revolution of 1848 |  | |
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| Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Transition period |
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| Regency | ||
| Transition period | ||
| People's Republic | ||
| Present Hungary | ||
Italics indicates interim holder. | ||