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16th June 1958: Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy executed for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

  • 16th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungarian Revolution, Hungary, Imre Nagy, Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Despite being an ardent Marxist he began moves towards introducing a multiparty political system and, on 1 November 1956, announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact and its status as a neutral country.

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5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

  • 5th January 2022
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms known as ‘socialism with a human face’.

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16th June 1958: Execution of Hungarian Communist leader Imre Nagy

  • 16th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Revolution, Romania, USSR, Warsaw Pact
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06-16-Execution-of-Hungarian-Communist-leader-Imre-Nagy.mp3

On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.

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14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact

  • 14th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Comecon, Communism, NATO, Poland, Socialist, USSR, Warsaw, Warsaw Pact, West Germany
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/05-14-Establishment-of-the-Warsaw-Pact.mp3

The USSR and seven other European countries signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance better known as the Warsaw Pact.

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5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

  • 5th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

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