1958
1958
24 Jan. Inauguration of the TV transmitter at Széchenyi Hill near Buda.
25 Jan. The presidium of the Hungarian People’s Front appoints Gyula Kállai as president.
27-29 Jan. Parliament elects Ferenc Münnich as prime minister, and Antal Apró as deputy prime minister. New ministers of state: János Kádár and Gyula Kállai.
6 Feb. The people’s court council of the Supreme Court begins the trial of Imre Nagy and associates.
20-28 Feb. Under the leadership of János Kádár a Hungarian government and party delegation visits Romania.
27-28 March Under the leadership of János Kádár and J. Tito, Hungarian-Yugoslav inter-party negotiations take place in the Yugoslav town of Kara-Gyorgyev.
2-10 Apr. Under the leadership of N.S. Khrushchev, first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and head of state, a Soviet government and party delegation visits Hungary.
9-12 May Under the leadership of W. Gomulka, first secretary of the Polish United Party, and J. Cyrankiewiecz, head of government, a Polish gov-ernment and party delegation visits Hungary.
20-24 May Under the leadership of János Kádár a Hungarian delegation visits Moscow to attend a conference of the communist and workers parties of the COMECON member states and the political consultative session of the Warsaw Pact.
17 June Publication of a communique from the ministry of justice about the criminal proceedings against Imre Nagy and his associates. The Supreme Court of the People’s Court Council condemns Imre Nagy, Miklós Gimes, Pál Maléter and József Szilágyi to death, Ferenc Donáth to 12 years, Zoltán Tlldy to 6 years, Sándor Kopácsi to life imprisonment, Ferenc Jánosi to 8 years, Miklós Vásárhelyi to 5 years in prison. The first three death sentences are carried out on 16 June, the fourth in March.
6-7 Oct. In Prague, a Hungarian-Czechoslovak agreement is signed about the joint utilization of the Danube and the joint construction of the Nagymaros barrage system.
16 Nov. At parliamentary and local council elections, 98.4% of those eligible cast their vote. 99.6% voted for candidates of the People’s Front.
26 Nov. At the Parliament session officials including those of the Presidential Council are elected, and the composition of the government is con-firmed.
