Népköztársaság
Népköztársaság is the Hungarian term for “People’s Republic.” It is a political designation used by several socialist states to emphasize rule by the working class, central planning, and state ownership. The phrase was common in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War and, in Hungary, became the formal name of the state from 1949 to 1989 as Magyar Népköztársaság.
In Hungary, the Magyar Népköztársaság (Hungarian People’s Republic) was a one‑party socialist state closely aligned with
After 1956, János Kádár led a relatively liberal form of socialism often described as “Goulash Communism,” combining
By the late 1980s, reform movements and mounting pressures for change led to a transition toward multi‑party