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1895-1958. Hungarian politician, prime
minister 1953-55 and 1956. He led the
Hungarian revolt against Soviet domination in
1956, for which he was executed. Nagy, an
Austro-Hungarian prisoner of war in Siberia
during World War I, became a Soviet citizen
after the Russian Revolution, and lived in
the USSR 1930-44. In 1953, after Stalin's
death, he became prime minister, introducing
liberal measures such as encouraging the
production of consumer goods, but was
dismissed 1955 by hardline Stalinist premier
Rakosi. Reappointed Oct 1956 during the
Hungarian uprising, he began taking
liberalization further than the Soviets
wanted, for example announcing Hungarian
withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet
troops entered Budapest, and Nagy was
dismissed Nov 1956. He was captured by the
KGB and shot. His remains were relocated in
Budapest, and in 1989 the Hungarian Supreme
Court recognized his leadership of a
legitimate government and quashed his
conviction for treachery.