Imre Nagy

(noun)

A Hungarian communist politician (1896 - 1958) who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions. His second term ended when his non-Soviet-backed government was brought down by Soviet invasion in the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This resulted in his execution on charges of treason two years later.

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  • Tension with the USSR

    • In Hungary, the reformist Imre Nagy replaced Rákosi as Prime Minister. 
    • By April 1955, he had Nagy discredited and removed from office. 
    • Nagy, a loyal Party reformer described as possessing "only modest political skills," initially appealed to the public for calm and a return to the old order.
    • On November 1, Imre Nagy received reports that Soviet forces had entered Hungary from the east and were moving towards Budapest.
    • When Nagy did come to power, CIA director Allen Dulles advised the White House that Cardinal Mindszenty would be a better leader (due to Nagy's communist past); he had CIA radio broadcasts run propaganda against Nagy, calling him a traitor who'd invited Soviet troops in.