István Tisza
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Count István Imre Lajos Pál Tisza de Borosjenő et Szeged; was a politician who served as prime minister of Hungary from 1903 to 1905 and from 1913 until 1917. He was also a political scientist, intern
Formal portrait by Ede Szenes, 1915
Portrait by Gyula Benczúr
István Tisza in Oxford, England
The 33-year-old Tisza as a member of the parliament in 1894
Aster Revolution
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The Aster Revolution or Chrysanthemum Revolution was a revolution in Hungary led by Count Mihály Károlyi in the aftermath of World War I. It resulted in the foundation of the short-lived First Hungari
István Tisza
…duelist. The outbreak of World War One defined his second term as prime minister. He was killed by leftist revolutionaries on 31 October 1918 during the Aster Revolution, the day Hungary declared its independence, dissolving the Dual Monarchy or Austro-Hungarian Empire. Tisza was the most zealous adherent of the Dual…
Revolutionary soldiers wearing aster flowers, 31 October 1918
Demonstration in favour of the National Council in Budapest on 27 October