Iván Héjjas

Iván Héjjas
Iván Héjjas around 1918
Nickname(s)"Padre Esteban"
Born(1890-01-19)19 January 1890
Kecskemét, Austria-Hungary
DiedDecember 1950 (aged 60)
Vigo, Spain
Buried
Allegiance Albania
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Lajtabánság
Years of service1916–1925
RankFirst Lieutenant
UnitFirst Army of the Rongyos Gárda
Battles / warsBalkan Wars
Peasant Revolt in Albania
World War I
White Terror
1919–1921 Counter-revolution
Invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine

Iván Héjjas (19 January 1890 – December 1950) was a Hungarian anti-communist soldier and paramilitary commander in the years following the First World War. He played eminent role in the anti-communist and anti-Semitic purges and massacres during the White Terror in the period between 1919 and 1921. As a member of various far-right groups and parties, he was a member of parliament from 1927 to 1931.