Gábor Péter

Gábor Péter
Head of the State Protection Authority
In office
1945–1953
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLászló Piros
Personal details
Born(1906-05-14)14 May 1906
Újfehértó, Austria-Hungary
Died26 January 1993(1993-01-26) (aged 86)
Budapest, Hungary
PartyHungarian Working People's Party
Other political
affiliations		Hungarian Communist Party
ProfessionPolitician
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The native form of this personal name is Péter Gábor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Gábor Péter (born Benjámin Eisenberger; 14 May 1906 in Újfehértó – 23 January 1993 in Budapest) was a Hungarian communist politician. Between 1945 and 1952 he was chief of the State Protection Authority (Államvédelmi Hatóság, ÁVH), and as such responsible for much brutality and many political purges.

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