deaths
June 16, 1958
Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (born 1917)
Pál Maléter
Pál Maléter was the military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution who served as minister of defence in the third government of Imre Nagy.
Minister of Defence (Hungary)
The minister of defence of Hungary is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Defence. The defence minister appoints the Chief of General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The current minister is Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.