The native form of this personal name is Nyiri Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
| Sándor Nyiri | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1854-11-17)17 November 1854 Székely, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 5 May 1911(1911-05-05) (aged 56) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary |
| Years of service | 1874–1911 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Home Defence Regiment of Debrecen, Twenty-fifth Infantry Division, Hungarian Royal Guard |
Sándor Nyiri (sometimes spelled Nyiry)(17 November 1854 – 5 May 1911) was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence of Hungary between 1903 and 1905. From 1899 he was the commander of the Ludoviceum. In 1905 he won a mandate to the House of Representatives as a politician of the Liberal Party. On 19 February 1906 he dissolved the Hungarian Assembly with the police forces quasi the Constitutional Crisis of 1905's closing act.
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| Preceded byDezső Kolossváry | Minister of Defence 1903–1905 |
Succeeded byFerenc Bihar |
| Ministers of Defence of Hungary since 1848 | |
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| Revolution of 1848 | |
| Kingdom of Hungary | |
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| Transition period | |
| Communist Hungary | |
| Republic of Hungary | |
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