Ernő Gerő (born Ernő Singer) (July 8, 1898 - March 12, 1980) was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly leader of Hungary in 1956. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Gerő was born in Terbegec, Hungary (now Trebušovce, Slovakia) to Jewish parents, though he later totally repudiated religion. Trebušovce (Terbegec is a Village and Municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Trebušovce (Terbegec is a Village and Municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million An early Hungarian communist, Gerő fled from Hungary to the Soviet Union after Béla Kun's brief communist government was overthrown. Béla Kun ( February 20 1886 – August 29 1938) born Béla Kohn, was a Hungarian Communist Politician During his two decades living in the USSR, Gerő was an active KGB agent. KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Through that association, Gerő was involved in Comintern -- the international organization of communists -- in France, and also fought in the Spanish Civil War. The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of
Erno Gero was a member of the High National Council between January 26, and May 11, 1945. Ernő Gerő (born Ernő Singer ( July 8, 1898 - March 12, 1980) was a Hungarian
In the November 1945 elections, Hungary, the Hungarian Communist Party, under Gerő and Mátyás Rákosi got only 17% of the vote, compared to 57% for the Smallholders' Party. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hungarian Communist Party (in Hungarian Magyar Kommunista Párt or Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja) was founded on November 24, 1918, and Mátyás Rákosi ( born March 9, 1892 as Mátyás Rosenfeld - died February 5, 1971 was a Hungarian communist politician The Independent Smallholders Agrarian Workers and Civic Party ( Független Kisgazda Földmunkás és Polgári Párt) is a Political party in Hungary. However, the Soviet Commander in Hungary, Marshal Kliment Voroshilov installed a coalition government with Communists in key posts. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 (Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов Kliment Efremovič Vorošilov, Климент Єфремович Ворошилов popularly known as Klim Voroshilov A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate The Communists took control in 1947, with Rákosi as Prime Minister (and effective head of state). This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state Rákosi's authority was undermined by Khrushchev's secret speech denouncing Stalinism, and he was forced to leave office on 18 July 1956, though he was able to designate fellow hardline Stalinist Gerő as his successor. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953 Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953
Gerő was forced by the Soviet Politburo to resign on October 25, 1956, during the second day of the Hungarian Uprising, after being blamed for ineptly responding to the uprising. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ( Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom) was a spontaneous nationwide Revolt against the Stalinist government of After being replaced by János Kádár, Gerő fled to the Soviet Union. János Kádár, né Giovanni Czermanik (his Italian first name was due to the laws of Fiume, his father the soldier János Kressinger denied paternity and refused The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He remained in the USSR until 1961, when he returned to Budapest. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Gerő worked in Budapest as an occasional translator until his death.
| Preceded by Mátyás Rákosi |
General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party 1956 |
Succeeded by János Kádár |