Alexander Mach
Alexander Mach | |
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| Born | Alexander Mach October 11, 1902 |
| Died | October 15, 1980 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian |
| Known for | Politician |
| Title | Head of the Hlinka Guard |
| Term | 1939 - 1945 |
| Predecessor | Karol Sidor |
| Successor | post abolished |
| Political party | Slovak People's Party |
Alexander Mach (11 October 1902 in Slovenský Meder (today Palárikovo) - 15 October 1980 in Bratislava) was a Slovak nationalist politician.
He belonged to the non-clerical wing of the Slovak People's Party, which has been portrayed as the more pro-Nazi of the party's two factions.[1] Mach came to the fore in 1938 after the Munich Agreement and subsequent upsure in Slovak nationalism as a close associate of Vojtech Tuka and Ferdinand Ďurčanský.[2]
Mach served as Interior Minister in the government of Vojtech Tuka in the first Slovak Republic and also served as leader of the Hlinka Guard. He succeeded Karol Sidor in the latter post in March 1939 with Karol Murgaš serving as his chief of staff.[3]
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