State Protection Authority
Government ministry
The State Protection Authority was the secret police of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1945 to 1956. The ÁVH was conceived as an external appendage of the Soviet Union's KGB in Hungary responsible for supporting the ruling Hungarian Working... Wikipedia
Founded: September 10, 1948
Agency executives: Gábor Péter (1945–1953); László Piros (1953–1956)
Dissolved: 28 October 1956 (declared)7 November 1956 (confirmed)
Headquarters: Andrássy út 60., Budapest
Parent agency: Budapest Police; Ministry of Interior
Superseding agency: Ministry of Internal Affairs III