From the Hungarian Wikipedia page [1]
Sörös József Kóté, "Holi" (Monor, 17 July 1927 - Budapest, February 26, 1959) locksmith.
He grew up in Kiskunfélegyháza in the Gypsy family of ten thousand. His father was a musician, his mother was day-old. There he finished four primary school classes and worked as a wanderer. He lived in tinsmith and locksmiths, or as an occasional musician looking for bread. From 1948 to 1951 he was a soldier, arbitrarily sentenced and sentenced to punishment. In 1952 he became a member of the Hungarian Workers' Party. In 1954, the court of Monor sentenced him two hundred forints to a fine. On October 29, 1956, József Tóth, along with his childhood friend, transported the food and wine collected by the Red Cross to the hospitals of Budapest. Members of the Vajdahunyad Street Armed Group told them about joining, and after that they took part in street fighting with weapons and worked as patrols. Cote Söröst was also accused of participating in the siege of the Republic House of the Republic Square, but they did not know that. On November 4, he was injured on the Üllői road, and he returned home to his family and later fled to Austria. After hearing the Amnesty Order, he returned to Hungary in March 1957 and was arrested on 18 July 1957. In 1958, the death sentence was pronounced on February 24, 1959 by the Supreme Court's National Council of Arbitration and finalized two days later.
From the Russian Wikipedia page [2]
Jozsef Kote Schörös (Hungarian Kóté Sörös József; 1927, Monor - 1959, Budapest) - Hungarian Gypsy, an active participant in the 1956 anti-communist Hungarian uprising After the suppression of the uprising, he emigrated, but returned, believing the amnesty announced. He was arrested, put on trial and executed. In modern Hungary is considered one of the heroes of the revolution.
Born into a large Gypsy family. The father was a musician, the mother - a day laborer and a laborer. One of the brothers Jozsef was killed by the Salashists.
He graduated from four classes of primary school. He worked as a riveter mining equipment. In 1948-1951 he served in the army of Hungary, was subject to disciplinary action.
In 1952, Jozsef Kote Shörösh joined the MTP. He worked as a mechanic and tinsmith. He was married, had three children. In 1954, Jozsef Kote Shörös was prosecuted. After that, he worked as a wandering artisan and musician. In the gypsy environment was known by the nickname Holi.
In October 1956, Jozsef Kote Sörös, like many Hungarian Roma, especially from poor families, was supported by the anti-communist Hungarian uprising. He was one of the leaders of the insurgency in Monore, participated in the battles in Budapest. He was accused of involvement in the lynches of the Communists and state security officers.
After the suppression of the uprising, Jozsef Kote Shörösh managed to escape and made his way to Austria in December. In March 1957, the authorities of the People's Republic of Hungary announced an amnesty, after which Kote returned to Hungary. However, on July 18, 1957, he was arrested and put on trial in a place with a group of other rebels, including Maria Vitner and Katalin Sticker. The process was of principal importance for the authorities. The court issued several death sentences, three of which were carried out. Jozsef Kote Schörös was executed on February 26, 1959 along with Katalin Sticker and Jozsef Tot.
After the dismantling of the communist regime in Hungary, Jozsef Kote Sjörös is considered one of the heroes of the revolution, and is considered to be a significant figure of Gypsy participation in the uprising.
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