Ferenc Rózsa

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Ferenc Rózsa (born December 4, 1906 in Budapest , † June 13, 1942 there ) was a Hungarian politician , editor and resistance fighter against the Horthy regime .

Life

Rózsa grew up in a salaried family. Rózsa studied civil engineering . During his studies in Karlsruhe and Dresden (1924–1931) he had contact with socialist student groups. During the semester break he worked as a road builder and construction worker to finance his studies. After graduating in Dresden, Rózsa returned to Hungary in 1931 and became a member of the Communist Party of Hungary (KPU; Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja , KMP) in 1932 . From 1932 to 1935 he was a member of the editorial team of the newspaper Kommunist , from 1935 one of the leading figures in the Communist Youth Association of Hungary ( Kommunista Ifjúmunkások Magyarországi Szövetsége , KIMSZ). In 1940 he became a member and secretary of the Central Committee of the KPU. There he was responsible for the popular front policy , that is, for coordinating the resistance struggle against the Horthy regime with other non-communist groups, above all the Social Democrats and trade unions . Rózsa was the first editor of the central organ of the KPU Szabad Nép (German: "Free People"), which appeared illegally from February 1, 1942 . He was arrested by Horthysten on June 1, 1942. He died as a result of interrogations.

Rózsa was buried in the "Pantheon of the Labor Movement" built in 1959 in the Kerepeser Cemetery in Budapest.

Honors

  • Rózsa is the namesake of numerous streets and squares in Hungary. A well-known high school in Békéscsaba bore his name until 2008.
  • A prize was named after Ferenc Rózsa in the Hungarian People's Republic, which has been awarded annually since 1959 on the Day of the Hungarian Press for special editorial or journalistic achievements.
  • In 1961 the Hungarian Post issued a postage stamp in honor of Rózsa.
  • In 1966, a monument was erected by the sculptor Sándor Mikus in Rózsa in the VII district of Budapest .

  • Ferenc Rózsa monument in Kecel

  • Ferenc Rózsa Monument in Budapest

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personal data
SURNAME Rózsa, Ferenc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian politician, editor and resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1942
Place of death Budapest