JANOS KADAR

(János József Kádár)


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Janos Kadar
Janos Kadar
  • Born: May 26, 1912
  • Died: July 6, 1989
  • Nationality: Hungarian
  • Profession: Statesman

János József Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, His 32-year term went through two stages. First (1956–1962), he was a dictator who imposed an iron-fisted rule of Communist Party terror on Hungary. In stage two (1962–1988) he became a champion of liberal communism who focused on economic reform and softening of police state methods. Declining health and declining political mastery, led to his retirement in 1988.