János Kádár

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János Kádár ([ˈjaːnoʃ ˈkaːdaːr]; 26 May 1912 – 6 July 1989) was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party presiding over the country from 1956 until his retirement in 1988. His thirty-two year term as General Secretary covered most of the period the People’s Republic of Hungary existed. Kádár’s regime continued until Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary.

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active years end date

1950-06-23, 1958-01-28, 1965-06-30, 1988-05-22

active years start date

1948-08-05, 1956-10-25, 1956-11-04, 1961-09-13

birth date

1912-05-26

birth place

Austria-Hungary, Rijeka, Corpus separatum (Fiume)

death date

1989-07-06

death place

Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic

nationality

Hungary

order in office

Minister of the Interior of Hungary, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

party

Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, Hungarian Working People's Party, Hungarian Communist Party

religion

Catholic Church

successor

Sándor Zöld, Károly Grósz, Ferenc Münnich, Gyula Kállai