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Nagy Imre | |
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| Born | 7 June 1896 Kaposvár, Somogy County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 16 June 1958 (aged 62) Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Political orientation | Social democracy Anti-communism |
Nagy Imre (7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (de facto Prime Minister) of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1953 to 1955. Nagy was a key counterrevolutionary leader of the Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956 and would be sentenced to death for his crimes and executed two years later.