István Kovács (politician) explained

István Kovács (24 October 1911 – 23 December 2011)^{[1] [2]} was a Hungarian Communist politician who served in the Political Committee of the Hungarian Working People's Party (MDP) and as a member of the Presidential Council of the People's Republic of Hungary which functioned as collective head of state in Hungary from 1949 to 1989.^[3]

He was born in Ditró (now Ditrău, Romania).

Notes and References

1. https://www.neb.hu/asset/phpzHXUM8.pdf Nemzeti Emlékezet Bizottsága
2. http://www.munkaspart-2006.hu/mozgalom/bucsu-kovacs-istvantol.html Morva Tamás: Búcsú Kovács Istvántól munkaspart-2006.hu 2012. február 05.
3. Book: Főszerk. Marelyn Kiss József, Vida István. Az 1947. szeptember 16-ra Budapestre összehívott Országgyűlés almanachja. Budapest. Magyar Országgyűlés. 2005. https://archive.today/20130217215123/http://www.ogyk.hu/e-konyvt/mpgy/alm/almanach_1947-49/1947_ngy_a_t231.htm. dead. February 17, 2013.