András Hegedüs

Hungarian politician (1922-1999)

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Chairman of the presidency: István Dobi
First secretary: Mátyás Rákosi Ernő Gerő
Preceded by: Imre Nagy
Succeeded by: Imre Nagy
Born: ( 1922-10-31 ) 31 October 1922, Szilsárkány , Kingdom of Hungary
Died: 23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) (aged 76), Budapest , Hungary
Party: Hungarian Communist Party , Hungarian Working People's Party , Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Occupation: Politician, sociologist

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Instance of: human
Given name: András
Gender: male
Citizenship: Hungary
Place of birth: Szilsárkány
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: sociologist
Educated at: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Political party: Hungarian Working People's Party
Languages spoken: Hungarian
Native language: Hungarian
Academic degree: doctorate
Image: Hegedüs A.3-4.jpg
Work location: Budapest

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Commons category: András Hegedüs
date of birth: 1922-10-31
date of death: 1999-10-22
name in native language: Hegedüs András
place of burial: Farkasréti Cemetery

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András Hegedüs (31 October 1922 – 23 October 1999) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1955 to 1956. He fled to the Soviet Union on 28 October, the fifth day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, but returned in 1958 and taught sociology.

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