After being defeated in World War II Hungary was occupied by Russian troops and, although there was a small democratic period in 1947 establishing a communist government, led by the Hungarian Workers’ Party. Thus, the country becomes a satellite country over the Soviet Union becoming effective in 1949 when Hungary joins the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) and which form part until 1991.
After the death of Stalin in 1953 in the USSR, Eastern Europe (except Yugoslavia following his own road to socialism) took out a process of de-Stalinization, with a new economic program, amnesty for political prisoners and the signing in 1955 Warsaw Pact as a treaty of mutual economic and military cooperation between the countries of the organization.
In this situation, some countries are beginning to reclaim their independence and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from their territories. Takes place then in 1956 the revolution against the Soviets and that would be answered by an armed intervention of the USSR and that left me almost three dead l and the execution of Prime Minister Imre Nagy.
In the 80′s, under the government of Janos Kadar, was promoted reform and open policy allowing the establishment of small businesses and moving towards a market economy.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Hungary was close to Western Europe, joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union on May 1, 2004 ..
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