Béla Biszku
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Béla Biszku is a Hungarian
historical revisionist and former communist politician. He held the post of Interior Minister in the communist dictatorship between 1957 and 1961. He was one of the leaders of the retributions of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Deputy prime minister (1961–1962), then secretary of the Central Committee (1962–1978).
In 1972, with Zoltán Komócsin, and others, he tried to organize a putsch against János Kádár
, and return to the more hardline communist methods. Biszku tried to obtain Soviet support in the person of Andropov
, who immediately alerted Kádár. Kádár then slowly removed Biszku from power.
Since 1989, he has lived in relative obscurity, but involved himself in revisionist causes trying to portray the dictatorship in a favorable light.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
historical revisionist and former communist politician. He held the post of Interior Minister in the communist dictatorship between 1957 and 1961. He was one of the leaders of the retributions of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Deputy prime minister (1961–1962), then secretary of the Central Committee (1962–1978).
In 1972, with Zoltán Komócsin, and others, he tried to organize a putsch against János Kádár
János Kádár
János Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until his forced retirement in 1988. His thirty-two year term as General Secretary makes Kádár the longest ruler of the People's Republic of Hungary...
, and return to the more hardline communist methods. Biszku tried to obtain Soviet support in the person of Andropov
Yuri Andropov
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 12 November 1982 until his death fifteen months later.-Early life:...
, who immediately alerted Kádár. Kádár then slowly removed Biszku from power.
Since 1989, he has lived in relative obscurity, but involved himself in revisionist causes trying to portray the dictatorship in a favorable light.
Criminal investigation
A criminal investigation against Biszku was opened in 2011. He has been charged with denial of communist crimes. He faces up to three years in prison.Literature
- Szabó, Miklós: Adalékok a Magyar Néphadsereg 1961-1962. évi történetéhez. 1. rész, in: Új Honvédségi Szemle. LXI. évf., 2007/9. sz., 96. p
- Bölöny, József: Magyarország kormányai. 1848–1992, 4. bőv. és jav. kiad., Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1992. 269. p.
- G. Tabajdi, K. Ungvári: Elhallgatott múlt, Corvina, Budapest, 2008, pp. 99–100.