Who replaced Rákosi after his resignation in 1956?
Imre Nagy
Ernő Gerő
János Kádár
András Hegedüs
Answer
Ernő Gerő, a staunch Stalinist, succeeded Rákosi as the First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party in July 1956. Gerő's appointment was met with widespread discontent and is often seen as the trigger for the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, where the people's dissatisfaction erupted into open revolt against the Soviet-backed regime.
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