Arrow Cross Party

The Arrow Cross Party (Hungarian: Nyilaskeresztes Párt – Hungarista Mozgalom, lit.'Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement', abbreviated NYKP) was a far-right Hungarian ultranationalist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which formed a government in Hungary they named the Government of National Unity. They were in power from 15 October 1944 to 28 March 1945. During its short rule, ten to fifteen thousand civilians were murdered outright, including many Jews and Romani, and 80,000 people were deported from Hungary to concentration camps in Austria. After the war, Szálasi and other Arrow Cross leaders were tried as war criminals by Hungarian courts.

Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement
Nyilaskeresztes Párt – Hungarista Mozgalom
LeaderFerenc Szálasi
Founded15 March 1939 (15 March 1939)
Dissolved7 May 1945 (7 May 1945)
Preceded byNSZMP – HM
HeadquartersAndrássy út 60, Budapest
Membership 300,000 (1939 est.)
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Political allianceHungarian National Socialist Party (until 1941)
Colours  Red   White   Green
Anthem"Ébredj Magyar!"
(lit.'Wake up Hungarian!')
Most MPs in
the Diet (1939)
29 / 260
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