{"id":"elek-koblos","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/elek-koblos","language":"en","name":"Elek Köblös","name_en":"Elek Köblös","name_ne":null,"description":"Hungarian-Romanian communist activist and political leader","headline":"Hungarian-Romanian communist activist and political leader","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Elek Köblös was an Austro-Hungarian-born Hungarian and Romanian communist activist and political leader. He was also known by the pseudonyms Balthazar, Bădulescu, and Dănilă. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Elek Köblös.jpg — Arhivele Nationale din Romania, „Fototeca online a comunismului românesc”, cota 30/f.a., Karolina Kojlik, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Elek Köblös\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/elek-koblos. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/elek-koblos","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/elek-koblos","ne":null}}