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GlossaryParty of Communists in Hungary (KMP)

Ferenc Münnich Münnich Ferenc Hungarian communist who backed Soviet intervention with Kádár in 1956 and became prime minister after the revolution was crushed Government and administration · Hungary state institutions 1886–1967
Mátyás Rákosi Rákosi Mátyás Architect of Hungary's Sovietization who built one-party rule through 'salami tactics' Political and party leadership · Party of Communists in Hungary (KMP) 1892–1971
József Révai Révai József Overseer of culture in the Rákosi era Ideology and propaganda · Hungarian Working People's Party (MDP) 1898–1959
Ernő Gerő Gerő Ernő Hungary's last Stalinist First Secretary; his three months in power ignited the revolution Political and party leadership · Hungarian Working People's Party (MDP) 1898–1980
Mihály Farkas Farkas Mihály Defence minister in Rákosi's ruling foursome Government and administration · Hungary state institutions 1904–1965
László Rajk Rajk László Interior minister who built the ÁVH secret police, then fell as the first major victim of Stalinist show trials in Eastern Europe Security, intelligence and policing · Hungary state institutions 1909–1949
János Kádár Kádár János Architect of 'goulash communism', enforcer of the 1956 reprisals Political and party leadership · Hungary state institutions 1912–1989
Károly Grósz Grósz Károly Hungary's last old-guard party chief, caught between reform and retreat and overtaken by both Political and party leadership · Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSzMP) 1930–1996