Eckhardt, Tibor, 1888-

  1. Eckhardt, Tibor, 1888-
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1888, October 26 Born, Makó, Hungary Doctor of Law, Peter Pazmany University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary Doctor of Law, University of Berlin, Germany pre-1914 Served in the Royal Hungarian Ministry of Interior 1914 1918 Attached to the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army and the Administration of Transylvania 1919 Organized active resistance with police force against the communist regime of Bela Kun in Hungary 1920 Chief of Press Section, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, later in the Prime Minister's Office 1922 Elected to the Hungarian Parliament as member of the Government Party 1923 Went into opposition against the conservative government 1929 1930 Visited the United States upon the invitation of President Butler of Columbia University; lectured at American universities under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment 1930 Founded the Hungarian Small Holders' Party and became its leader 1934 1935 Chief Delegate of Hungary to the League of Nations, Geneva 1935 Leader of the democratic opposition in Hungary 1940 Visited the United States for the second time, received by President Roosevelt, who invited him to come to the United States in case Hungary was overrun by the Nazis 1941, August 8 Arrived in the United States 1941, September Founded the "Movement for Independent Hungary" 1941 1945 Collaborated with the U.S. State Department 1948 Participated in organizing the Hungarian National Council and accepted membership in its Executive Committee 1954 Resigned from the Executive Committee of the Hungarian National Council 1954 Participated in organizing the Assembly of Captive European Nations and became Chairman of its Hungarian delegation 1956, October Launched the organization: "First Aid for Hungary," with Herbert Hoover as Honorary Chairman

From the guide to the Tibor Eckhardt Papers, 1921-1972, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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