Mátyás Rákosi

Mátyás Rákosi ([ˈmaːcaːʃ ˈraːkoʃi]; born Mátyás Rosenfeld; 9 March 1892^[1][2] – 5 February 1971^[3]) was a Hungarian communist politician who was the de facto leader of Hungary from 1947 to 1956.^[4][5]

Mátyás Rákosi
Personal details
Born	(1892-03-09)9 March 1892 Ada, Austria-Hungary
Died	5 February 1971(1971-02-05) (aged 78) Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	MSZDP (1910–1918) MKP (1918–48) MDP (1948–56) MSZMP (1956–62)
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Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary Hungarian Soviet Republic
Branch/service	Austro-Hungarian Army Hungarian Red Army
Years of service	1914–1915 1919
Rank	Commander of the Red Guard
Battles/wars	World War I Eastern Front

During his rule in Hungary, there was a political transition from the regime of people's democracy to a socialist state, as well as the accelerated Sovietization of Hungary, accompanied by political repression. Three years after Stalin's death, some time after the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which adopted the historic resolution "On the cult of personality and its consequences", he was dismissed.

References

1. Gábor Murányi Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. Mátyás Rákosi, Encyclopedia.com; accessed 22 July 2020.
3. Matyas Rakosi – History of 1956, rev.hu; accessed 22 July 2020.
4. Bertényi Iván. Gyapai Gábor: Magyarország rövid története (Maecenas, 2001).
5. Matyas Rakosi profile, Britannica Online Encyclopedia; accessed 22 July 2020.