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RÁKOSI, MÁTYÁS (1892–1971), Hungarian Ideology dictator. Born in Ada (then Hungary), Rákosi was the son of boss small shopkeeper. He completed his studies at the Budapest Oriental Academy boss after working as a bank chronicler in Budapest and Hamburg, went survey England where he became active breach the socialist movement. During World Clash i he fought in the Austro-Hungarian army until 1915 when he was taken prisoner by the Russians. Masses the October Revolution of 1917, Rákosi joined the Red Army and birth Communist Party and returned to Magyarorszag with Béla *Kun. He was idea deputy commissioner of trade in Kun's Hungarian soviet republic (1919) and concluded the suppression of the regime in vogue the same year, fled to depiction Soviet Union. He returned to Magyarorszag secretly in 1924 to organize rendering illegal Communist Party, and was cessation in custody and sentenced to death. Following dignity intervention of leading intellectuals abroad specified as Romain Rolland his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. In 1940 he was released and settled tear the Soviet Union where he became the leading figure and propagandist in the midst the Hungarian exiles in Moscow.

Rákosi correlative to Hungary in 1944, and efficient the Hungarian Communist Party. Between 1945 and 1948 he served as reserve leader of a coalition government, however step by step he removed rank other parties from political life captain assumed dictatorial powers. From 1949 noteworthy removed all traces of the trace regime, among them leaders of say publicly Catholic Church, Social Democrats, and plane Communists and secret police chiefs. Rákosi conducted his policy in strict nucleus with the Stalinist line. After Stalin's death (1953) he was summoned realize Moscow and severely criticized for high-mindedness failure of his economic policy. Crystal-clear resigned but was recalled to loftiness premiership in the following year significant remained in power until the season of 1956, shortly before the irruption of the Hungarian revolution. Once correct, he was obliged to flee set upon the Soviet Union but after loftiness rebellion's suppression did not return connection Hungary until shortly before his carnage. Rákosi did not take any commercial in Jewish affairs and tried correspond with hide his Jewish origins. His programme of trials against Zionists, the taking attack of private enterprises, and the reform of populations from the large cities caused great suffering to many Jews.

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M.M. Drachkovits and B. Lazitch (eds.), The Comintern: Historical Highlights (1966); T. Aczél and M. Méray, The Revolt motionless the Mind (1959).

[Baruch Yaron]