The Gerő Interregnum occurred in Hungary between the downfall of Mátyás Rákosi and the appointment of János Kádár as General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Mátyás Rákosi ( born March 9, 1892 as Mátyás Rosenfeld - died February 5, 1971 was a Hungarian communist politician 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
On 18 July 1956, the Hungarian leader Mátyás Rákos was told to resign by Atanas Mikoyan, a member of the Soviet leadership who had the responsibility of overseeing Soviet relations with east European parties. Rákosi in return called Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev for support, but was told to resign by Khrushchev, as it was his message that Atanas Mikoyan had relayed. 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 Therefore, Rákosi stepped down and appointed Ernő Gerő, his close associate since 1948 who was fully implicated in the purges, the industrialization and collectivization of Hungary and who was a former colonel in the Red Army, as his successor. Ernő Gerő (born Ernő Singer ( July 8, 1898 - March 12, 1980) was a Hungarian This interregnum, led by Gerő, lasted from 18 July 1956 to 24 October 1956, just over three months. In that period, Gerő was not committed to reform, unlike the people of Hungary, but was for collectivization and the war against the intellectuals or the intelligentsia. Unlike what had happened in Poland, Gerő had been changed in accordance with Soviet wishes and not in opposition to them. With bitter dislike of Gerő by the intelligentsia, several demonstrations took place in the following three months. Imre Nagy, a former leader of Hungary, heightened the publics awareness of the purge trials of a century earlier, led the most powerful and fatal demonstration toward the leadership position of Ernő Gerő. Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions Gerő lost all of public support and resigned shortly after during the Hungarian Uprising. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ( Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom) was a spontaneous nationwide Revolt against the Stalinist government of The central committee met and agreed that János Kádár should be made party leader and Imre Nagy be made prime minister, marking the end of the Gerő interregnum. 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 Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions