László Tőkés

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László Tőkés is a Romanian Hungarian Reformed pastor and politician best known as a key figure in triggering the 1989 Romanian Revolution and later serving as a prominent advocate for minority rights and a Member of the European Parliament.

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László Tőkés canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformed pastor
Romanian Hungarian politician
human
politician
advocatesFor cultural autonomy for Hungarian minority
rights of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
areaOfInfluence Eastern and Central Europe
surface form: Central and Eastern Europe
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
Romania
ethnicGroup Hungarians in Romania
familyName Tőkés
fieldOfWork human rights
minority rights
religious leadership
givenName László
hasRole dissident under communist rule in Romania
knownFor defense of human rights
defense of religious freedom
opposition to Nicolae Ceaușescu’s regime
languageSpoken Hungarian
Romanian
memberOf Reformed Church in Romania
movement Romanian Revolution of 1989
surface form: 1989 Romanian Revolution
notableFor advocacy for minority rights
role in triggering the 1989 Romanian Revolution
notableWork public speeches against communist repression in Romania
occupation pastor
politician
placeOfActivity Timișoara
Transylvania
politicalAlignment Hungarian minority politics in Romania
politicalIdeology Christian democracy
conservatism
positionHeld Member of the European Parliament
Vice President of the European Parliament
surface form: Vice-President of the European Parliament

bishop in the Reformed Church in Romania
religion Calvinism
represented Romania in the European Parliament
representedIn European Parliament
residence Hungary
Romania
sexOrGender male

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Front of National Salvation member László Tőkés
Romanian Revolution of 1989 keyFigure László Tőkés