1956 ⟶ Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Hungarians revolt against the ...
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🚩 Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary
Mátyás Rákosi becomes General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party and, therefore, the de facto leader of Communist Hungary.⟶
HungaryEastern EuropeCommunismPoliticsSoviet InfluenceCold WarLeadership
🚩 Warsaw Pact Founded
The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO.⟶
Cold WarWarsaw PactEastern EuropeMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionNATOEuropeEast Germany
🇭🇺 Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Hungarians revolt against the Soviet dominated government. They are crushed by the Soviet military, which reinstates a Communist government.⟶
HungaryRevolutionSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold WarInterventionCommunismProtests
🇵🇱 Poznań Protests and Violence
In Poznań, Poland, anti-communist protests lead to violence.⟶
PolandProtestsEastern EuropeAnti-CommunismUSSRCold WarSocial Unrest
🇷🇺 Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Prague Spring Reforms in Communist Czechoslovakia result in Warsaw Pact, led by Soviet Red Army, crushing Czechoslovakian revolt.⟶
CzechoslovakiaPrague SpringSoviet UnionWarsaw PactinvasionCold WarEastern Europecommunismpolitical repression
🤝 Soviet and Cuban Support for Angolan Communist Government
Soviet and Cuban forces install a communist government in Angola.⟶
AngolaCubaSoviet UnionCold WarProxy WarAfricaCommunismIntervention