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József Révai
1959Aug, 4

József Révai

József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)
József Révai (born József Lederer; 12 October 1898 in Budapest – 4 August 1959 in Budapest) was a Hungarian communist politician, statesman and cultural ideologue.

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