Hungarian People's Republic
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| Hungarian People's Republic Magyar Népköztársaság | |
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| 1949–1989 | |
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Anthem: Himnusz | |
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| Capital and largest city |
Budapest |
| Mode of production | Socialism (until 1956) |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist people's democratic republic |
• General Secretary |
Mátyás Rákosi (1949–1956) |
| Legislature | Országgyűlés |
| History | |
• Established |
20 August 1949 |
| 23 October–4 November 1956 | |
| 1956–1957 | |
• New Economic Mechanism |
1 January 1968 |
• Dissolution |
23 October 1989 |
• Established |
1949 |
• Dissolution |
1989 |
The Hungarian People's Republic[a] was a socialist people's democracy in Eastern Europe which existed from 1949 until its dissolution in 1989. During its socialist period under Mátyás Rákosi, the country was able to achieve massive improvements in the areas of economics, social relations, and political development towards a proletarian state.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Mathias Rakosi (1948). People’s Democratic Transformation in Hungary. For a Lasting Peace, For a People’s Democracy No. 3 (6). Archived from the original.
Notes
- ↑ Hungarian: Magyar Népköztársaság.