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Hungarian Working People's Party

1948–1956 · 20th century

The Hungarian Working People's Party was the ruling communist party of Hungary from 1948 to 1956, formed by the forced merger of the Communist Party with the Social Democrats. Led by Mátyás Rákosi, it imposed a Stalinist dictatorship. It collapsed during the revolution of October 1956 and was replaced by János Kádár's Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party.

Hungarian Working People's Party
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hungarian Working People's Party. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hungarian-working-peoples-party
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