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Imre Nagy ( Hungarian: [ˈimrɛ ˈnɒɟ]; 7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers ( de facto Prime Minister) of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1953 to 1955. In 1956 Nagy became leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet -backed government, for ...
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Mar 28, 2024 · Imre Nagy (born June 7, 1896, Kaposvár, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died June 16, 1958, Budapest, Hung.) was a Hungarian statesman, independent Communist, and premier of the 1956 revolutionary government whose attempt to establish Hungary ’s independence from the Soviet Union cost him his life. Born to a peasant family, Nagy was apprenticed as ...
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Apr 1, 2024 · Nikita Khrushchev. Imre Nagy. Zoltán Tildy. On the Web: GlobalSecurity.org - Soviet Invasion of Hungary (Apr. 01, 2024) Hungarian Revolution, popular uprising in Hungary in 1956, following a speech by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in which he attacked the period of Joseph Stalin ’s rule. Encouraged by the new freedom of debate and ...
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Prime Minister Imre Nagy is head of the government, 27 October 1956. The new communist government of Prime Minister Imre Nagy was surprised by the rapidity with which the Hungarian Revolution extended from the streets of Budapest to all of Hungary, and the consequent collapse of the old Gerő–Hegedüs communist government.
- 23 June – 11 November 195623 October – 4 November 1956 (main phase)
- Hungarian People's Republic
- Soviet victory, Revolution repressed
May 25, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 25 May 2015. 29 Apr 2024. Imre Nagy led the Hungarians in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. As Prime Minister, Nagy knew that he was taking a huge risk – a risk that end with Nagy being executed and his body being put in an unmarked grave. Imre Nagy was born in 1896 at Kaposvár in Southern Hungary.
Imre Nagy (1896-1958) was a Hungarian socialist politician and a significant leader of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. He was executed for his involvement in this uprising. Born in western Hungary to a poor family, Nagy joined the Austro-Hungarian army in 1915 and fought against the Russians in World War I. In 1916 he was captured and detained in ...
Oct 20, 2016 · Nagy’s betrayers only had a few more months in power before they were swept away by the tidal wave of democratic revolution. In the end, Imre Nagy’s legacy as the “lonely hero” of 1956 remains secure. His vision of a non-Stalinist socialist society may have been tragically flawed, but he had the courage to risk all in pursuit of that dream.
