Hungarian Revolution
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Human Rights, Violence, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Hungary
- Date: October-November, 1956
Article abstract: The Hungarian Revolution against a repressive Communist government is brutally suppressed by the Soviet Union.
Summary of Event
In 1953, Stalin’s successor, Georgi Malenkov, forced Hungarian leader Mátyás Rákosi to make an uneasy coalition with reformist Hungarian Communists led by Imre Nagy. After July 4, 1953, when Nagy entered the government, Hungarians enjoyed the policies that he called his “new course.” The dreaded secret police had its power curtailed, and political prisoners were released. Peasants were allowed to...
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