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Pelcz, József

Mechanical engineer, teacher. His father József Pelcz Sr. was chairman of the revolutionary committee elected at the Directorate of the Hungarian Railways in 1956. Pelcz Jr. worked in East-German cities and worked on the contruction of the nuclear bases in Griefswald and Paks. 1971-1994: work for a mechanical factory. Technological manager of R&M since 1995.

Pár, Gyula

Chef, trainer of cooking. He worked for Hotel Royal, Hotel Annabella in Balatonfüred in the 1960s, later in the Netherlands and in the USA. After returning home he was chief cook in the Gundel restaurant. In the 1980 he visited with Hungarian official delegations several foreign countries and cooked for hunting parties of communist politicians. 

Pálffy, István

Systems analyst and consultant. Prevented from completing secondary schooling by his class background, he avoided deportation in the summer of 1951 by taking a job in Kazincbarcika as a surveyor's assistant. He later worked on railway construction in Sajószöged. Meanwhile his mother, Julianna Apponyi, was arrested at Christmas 1951, interned, and early in 1953 deported under strict supervision.

Pákh, Tibor

Lawyer. 1945–8: Soviet prisoner of war. 1956: Injured in the firing in Kossuth tér, outside Parliament, on October 25. 1957: Spoke out publicly against Soviet occupation. 1961: sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Continued his opposition political activities after his release in 1971. Denied employment.

Ott, József

Policeman. 1956: Prevented the police from firing on a crowd in Kecskemét on October 26. 1957: Dismissed and sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment. Released in 1959, then factory worker.

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