József Antall
József Antall was born on April 8, 1932, in Budapest, Hungary. He was the son of a prominent historian, Gyula Antall, who was imprisoned for his anti-Nazi views during World War II. After the war, József Antall's family faced persecution under the Communist regime, which forced them into hiding. Despite this, Antall was able to attend the University of Budapest, where he studied history and earned his PhD in 1956, the same year as the Hungarian Revolution. Antall's experiences under Nazi and Communist rule had a profound impact on his political views, and he became a leading figure in Hungary's democratic movement in the 1980s.