General information

Call No.:

300-40-16:2/72

Part of series

HU OSA 300-40-16 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute: Hungarian Unit: Hungary 1956 Revolution Photographs

Located at

Archival photo box #2 / No. 72

Digital ver. identifier

Hungary 1956 foto 2 of 3

Legacy ID

HU OSA 300-40-16_137.jpg

Date of production

1956

Date

1956

Level

Item

Primary Type

Still image

Content

Form/Genre

Photograph

Contents Summary

Headshot of András Hegedüs.
ORIGINAL CAPTION:
Andras Hegedus. When Imre Nagy was forced to resign in April 1955 Party boss Rákosi picked Hegedus as the new prime minister. On 24 October 1956 he was replaced by Imre Nagy. He then left the country, together with Ernő Gerő, for the Soviet Union. He returned to Hungary in 1958 and started a new career as a maverick Sociologist. In 1973 Hegedus was expelled from the Party.

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Hungary

Collection Specific Tags

1956 Hungary, revolution