Commissar1919
Appointed Commissar for Production by Bela Kun
Historical person
Matyas Rakosi Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Matyas Rakosi, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Hungary.
10 records1919–19567 events2 places
Chronological biography
1919
1927
Arrest of Matyas Rakosi1927
Imprisoned for Communist activities for 8 yrs
1935
Arrest of Matyas Rakosi1935
Imprisoned for life
1940
Arrest of Matyas Rakosi1940
Returned to Moscow in exchange for Hungarian patriotic flags held in Russia since 1849
Chairman1940
Appointed Chairman of the Foreign Committee of the Hungarian Communists
1944
Party Secretary1944
Appointed Party Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party
1945
Stalinization1945
Presides over the Stalinization of Hungary, 1945-1949
1949
Prime Minister of Hungary1949
Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, 1st term
1952
Prime Minister of Hungary1952
Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, 2nd term
1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest18 July 1956
Rakosi is encouraged to resign by Russia but this appeasement provokes Hungarians
Titles and roles
Chairman of Foreign Committee · Commissar-Production · Party Secretary · Party Secretary of CP · Prime Minister of Hungary
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.