| What happened with the elections in 1945? | They were riggest and Rakosi ruled Hungary |
| What happened in 1953 in Russia? | Stalin dies |
| What happened in 1953 in E Germny and Hungary | Demonstraions in E Berlin
Rakosi looses his power and replced by Imre Nagy |
| What happnes in Hungary 1955? | Power struggle between Rakosi (CP) and Nagy (PM) Rakosi removes Nagy from office |
| What happens in Russia 1955? | Khruschev won elections |
| What happened in Russia 1956 ? | Feb - Khruschev makes secret speech, E countries leader are worried bc they want to be harsh |
| What in Hungary in 1956? | Hungarian students demonstration for sympathy with people in Poland |
| What happnes in Hungry 1956? (mid way through year) | July - Rakosi removed by Erno Gero, bc he is unable to control campagin about the correction rights of the 1949 purge |
| What happens in Ocotber 1956? | 6th - State funeral for Rajk. Protest about control from moscow |
| What happens near the end of October 1956? | 23rd - Students tear down the staute of Stalin. Police can't do anything about it bc the Hungarian soldiers are on the protesters side |
| What happens in Russia 24th of October 1956? | Khruschev surrounds budapest but seems to want pecce, USSR allows Nagy to be PM. |
| What does Nagy do 24th of October 1956? | Reforms are passed, prommises free speech, elections and the release of political prisoners |
| What was Radio free Europe (24th October 1956)? | Encouraged the protests, this made people believe that the West were coming to help. Nagy decides to stay loyal to Moscow or back calls for reform. |
| What happens in Hungary 25th of October 1956? | Nagy promies reforms to the communist party elections and withdrawl of soviet troops |
| What happens in Hungary 29th/1st October(November) 1956? | Began to introduce reforms, Nagy annonces to leave the Warsaw pact and ask the Un for help. Kadar in power |
| What happened on the 4th of November 1956? | Khruschev refuses to let them leave. Send 20,000 solider and 4,000 tanks. USSr loose 700 solider and 3000 - 30,000 Hungarians |
| What happens in 1958? | Nagy and his colleagues are executed in secret, eventually given a state funeral 1989 |
| What happens on the 29th of October 1956 (Suez) | Isreal invades the Sinai Penisula |
| What happens on the 5th of Nov 1956 (Suez) | British and French troops involved in air bourne invasion of Egypt |
| What happens on the 7th of November 1956? (Suez) | UN assembally votes 65 to 1 that invading powers should quit Egypt territory |
| What happens on the 25th of Novembe? (Suez) | Egy[pt begins to expel British and French and Zonist residents |
| What happens on the 29th of November (Suez)? | Tripaiate invasion is officially over under the pressure of the UN |
| What happpens of 24th December (Suez)? | British troops leave Egypt. |
