Gábor Faragho

Identifier
000563
Dates
1890-1953
Type of Entity
Person

History

Hungarian army general. After the German occupation of Hungary as gendarmerie superintendent he played a key role in the deportation of Hungarian Jews. In September 1944 he became the head of the cease-fire delegation in Moscow and he signed the preliminary cease-fire conditions on October 11. After the Arrow Cross takeover he was stripped of his rank. After the war he served as minister of public welfare in the post-war democratic government of 1944–1945.