deaths
July 6, 1989
János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (born 1912)
János Kádár
János József Kádár was a Hungarian Communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a position he held for 32 years. Declining health led to his retirement in 1988, and he died in 1989 after being hospitalized for pneumonia.
Ministry of Interior (Hungary)
The Ministry of Interior of Hungary is a part of the Hungarian state organisation. Its head, the Minister of the Interior, is a member of the Hungarian cabinet. The ministry was established in 1848.