The Hungarian uprising

• Hungary had been lead by hard line communist, and friend to Stalin, Rakosi


  Throughout the 1950s
• Rakosi's rule was extremely unpopular and lead to protests and riots
• Rakosi was replaced


  1956
• Nagy


  A much more leniant leader who wanted to reform communism
• Nagy also wanted Hungary to break free of the Warsaw Pact
• This was not well received by the new Soviet leader Khrushchev (who replaced Stalin after his death)
• Khrushchev's response


  1. Sent in the Soviet tanks

  2. Nagy was executed

  3. Hungary came under harsh communist rule once again