Károly Csáky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Károly Csáky

Hungarian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1873

Place of Birth: Bijacovce, Prešov Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1945

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Count Károly Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (10 April 1873 – 30 April 1945) was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence between 1923 and 1929.
During World War I he fought on the Eastern Front, where he seriously injured.
After the establishment of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he demobilized.
In 1923 István Bethlen appointed him as Minister of Defence.
As a minister he favoured the Allies examining the cessation of its commission's function, and he covered the gun-running being directed into the country.
He also supported the Austrian Heimwehr in the interest of a right wing extremist military coup.
In 1929 he resigned from his position.
His father was Albin Csáky, a former Minister of Education.