István Bibó

The native form of this personal name is Bibó István. This article uses the Western name order.
István Bibó (1935)
Grave of István Bibó in Óbuda Cemetery

István Bibó (7 August 1911, Budapest – 10 May 1979, Budapest) was a Hungarian lawyer, civil servant, politician and political theorist. During the Hungarian Revolution he acted as the Minister of State for the Hungarian National Government. When the Soviets invaded to crush the rebellious government, he was the last Minister left at his post in the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest. Rather than evacuate, he stayed in the building and wrote his famous proclamation, "For Freedom and Truth", as he awaited arrest.[1]

Bibó was arrested on 23 May 1957 and sentenced to life imprisonment on 2 August 1958 but released in the 1963 amnesty.

Bibó received a law degree from the Franz Joseph University and later taught there.[2] He also received a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in Geneva.

His works

Memory

References

  1. Biography (Hungarian)
  2. Tarján, Tamás. "1911. augusztus 7. – Bibó István születése" (in Hungarian). Rubicon Online. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. Reality, it is Hungarian journal.
  4. "Hungarian Coin Honors Istivan Bibo". Coin Update. 1 September 2011.

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