Mátyás Rákosi (March 14, 1892–February 5, 1971) was a Hungarian politician and the leader of Hungary from 1945 to 1956. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Rákosi was born in Ada, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Serbia). He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War until captured on the Eastern Front. He became a communist and returned to Hungary, participating in the government of Béla Kun; after its fall he fled, eventually to the Soviet Union. Going back to Hungary in 1924 he was imprisoned, and, on his 1940 release he went back to the Soviet Union, where he became leader of the Comintern. He returned to Hungary with the Red Army. The town of Ada (sharing the same name in both Hungarian and Serbian) lies in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Eastern Front refers to a theatre of war during the first World War in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. ... Communism is a term that can refer to one of several things: a social and economic system, an ideology which supports that system, or a political movement that wishes to implement that system. ... Béla Kun Béla Kun ( February 20, 1886– 1939?) was a Hungarian Communist who ruled Hungary for a brief time in 1919. ... The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The first edition of Communist International, journal of the Comintern published in Moscow and Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) in May 1919. ... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ...

When the communist government was installed in Hungary Rákosi was appointed General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party. He pursued an authoritarian rule, consolidating power in his person. the term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... The Hungarian Communist Party (in Hungarian: Magyar Kommunista Párt or Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja) was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from 1918 to 1919 under Bela Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. ...

Rákosi described himself as "Stalin's best Hungarian disciple". He also invented the term "salami tactics" - eliminating the opposition slice by slice. Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვილი; see Other names section) (December 21, 1879[1] – March 5, 1953) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union. ... Salami is a sausage of Italian origin. ...

Rákosi was established in office as Prime Minister of Hungary in the post-war takeover of government, being also General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party, and Prime Minister. He imposed authoritarian rule on Hungary, but the country was not economically successful. On June 13, 1953, to appease Tito, he was forced to give up the office of Prime Minister to Imre Nagy, while retaining the office of General Secretary. When Nagy was forced from office after the Hungarian Revolution, Rákosi returned, only to give up office under pressure from the Soviet Politburo in June 1956 (shortly after Khrushchev's Secret Speech), and was replaced by Erno Gero. He then fled to the Soviet Union again, where he died in Gorky in 1971. Alternative meaning: Prime Minister (band) A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the... the term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... The Hungarian Communist Party (in Hungarian: Magyar Kommunista Párt or Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja) was founded on November 24, 1918, and was in power in Hungary briefly from 1918 to 1919 under Bela Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... Imre Nagy (born in Kaposvár, in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire June 7, 1896, executed June 16, 1958) was Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions. ... Hungarians investigate a disabled Soviet tank in Budapest The 1956 Hungarian Revolution, also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a popular revolt against Soviet influence and control in Hungary. ... Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв) (nih-KEE-tah khroo-SHCHYOFF) (April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... The Secret Speech is the common name of a speech given on February 25, 1956 by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denouncing the actions of Josef Stalin. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Area  - Total 260,000 mi² Population  - City (2003)  - Metropolitan 1,334,249 2 million approx. ...

This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary... Imre Nagy (born in Kaposvár, in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire June 7, 1896, executed June 16, 1958) was Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions. ...