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Barcs, Sándor

Journalist, smallholders’ politician. 1949: People’s Judge in the Rajk Trial, 1948-: President, Hungarian Radio, 1950–1980: General Director, Hungarian News Agency. 1953–1975: and 1978–1989: Member, Presidential Council of Hungary, 1949–1990: MP.

Bánk, Attila

Lawyer, politician. During the political transition he was an expert, later one of the leaders of the Indipendent Smallholders' Party. 1997-2000: MP, leader of his party's fraction in the parliament. In the course of the inner-party conflicts he expelled from the party the president József Torgyán. He failed to found a new political party. He left the public life and returned to be a solicitor.

Bálint, György

Horticulturist. He was landowner until 1948 having estates at Gyöngyös and Gyöngyöshalmaj. In 1942 he was brought to labour service, in 1944 was brought forcibly to the extermination camps of Mauthausen and later of Gunskirchen. In 1948 he was classified as "kulak". He moved to Budapest. He worked as agronomist of the State Farms of Mány since 1953. In 1959 he became chief gardener at the Central Offices of the State Farms of Fejér County. In 1964 he was employed as assessor of the State Insurance Company.

Bali, Mária

China decorator, employee at the embassy in Sofia of the Hungarian Republic. His father Sándor Bali (1923-1982), a toolmaker, was chairman of the Budapest Communication Engineering Factory in 1956 and also one of the leaders of the Central Workers' Council of Budapest. He was condemned to twelve year imprisonment in the course of the political reprisals.

Bakay, Ferenc

Musician. He worked as skilled worker until he was employed as a pianist in the catering industry in the second part of the 1960s. He recited solo as well as in different groups. He played the piano in the restaurant Kispipa as successor to Rezső Seres. He works also as taxi driver and as a trainer for a driving school.

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