Rakosi matyas biography samples

1. Matyas Rakosi - Hungarian Political Leader and Revolutionary
2. Early Life and Revolutionary Activities
3. Return to Hungary and Leadership
4. Stalinist Policies and Legacy
5. Downfall and Exile
6. Later Years

Matyas Rakosi - Hungarian Political Leader and Revolutionary

Matyas Rakosi was a Hungarian political leader and revolutionary who served as the General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party from 1945 to 1956 and later became the dictator of Hungary.

He was born as the sixth child in a poor Jewish family.

Early Life and Revolutionary Activities

During the First World War, Rakosi fought on the Eastern Front and was captured, eventually joining the Hungarian Communist Party.

After returning to Hungary, he participated in the government of Bela Kun. However, following the fall of Kun's government, Rakosi fled to the Soviet Union. He was involved in the l