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Events relating to hungary
After Soviet troops liberate Hungary, Raoul Wallenberg is abducted and vanishes
The Germans surrender Budapest to the Soviets after a costly siege
Imre Nagy becomes prime minister of Hungary, but is driven out of office two years later by hard-line Communists because of his relative liberalism
Students are fired on in Budapest when protesting against repressive Communist policies
Confronted by a popular uprising, Communist leaders in Hungary bring back the reformist prime minister Imre Nagy
Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Hungary to end the uprising and arrest Imre Nagy
The Kremlin imposes János Kádár on Hungary as head of a new government
The new hard-line Hungarian government headed by János Kádár tries and executes Imre Nagy
Atmosphères, by the Hungarian composer György Ligeti, achieves a mysterious blend of sound in what he calls 'micropolyphony'
Hungarian composer György Ligeti's opera Le Grand Macabre has its premiere in Stockholm
Hungary's neo-Nazi Jobbik party wins 21% of the vote in the country's general election
