András Hegedűs

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The native form of this personal name is Hegedűs András. This article uses the Western name order.

András Hegedűs (31 October 1922 - 23 October 1999) is a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1955 to 1956. Hegedűs fled to the Soviet Union on 28 October, the fifth day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hegedűs returned to Hungary in 1958 and taught sociology.

    [edit] Further reading

    • Sebestyen, Victor (2006). Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. New York: Pantheon, pp. xix. ISBN 0-375-42458-X. 
    Preceded by
    Imre Nagy
    Prime Minister of Hungary
    1955–1956
    Succeeded by
    Imre Nagy