1948 ⟶ Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary
Mátyás Rákosi becomes General Secretary of the Hungarian Wor...
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🏃 Mikołajczyk Flees Poland
Stanisław Mikołajczyk, leader of the non-communist Polish People's Party, flees the country ahead of impending arrest. Organized, legal political opposition to Polish communism is effectively at an end.⟶
PolandCommunismPolitical RepressionSoviet InfluenceEastern EuropeCold WarOppositionExile
🚩 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
🇨🇿 Czechoslovak Coup d'État
The Communist Party takes control in the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948.⟶
CzechoslovakiaCoupCommunismSoviet InfluenceEastern EuropeCold WarPolitical ViolencePrague Spring
🕊️ Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk Dies
Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk is reported having committed suicide.⟶
CzechoslovakiaEastern EuropePoliticsCommunismSoviet InfluenceDeathCold War
🇦🇱 Hoxha Dies; Alia Takes Power in Albania
Enver Hoxha dies. Ramiz Alia takes over as First Secretary of the Party of Labor of Albania, becoming the de facto leader of Albania.⟶
AlbaniaHoxhaAliaCommunismLeadershipCold WarEastern EuropePolitics
🇭🇺 Hungary Introduces Political Reforms
Communist Hungary introduces political reforms.⟶
HungaryEastern EuropePolitical ReformCommunism1989ReformsIron CurtainCold War