Miklós Gimes
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Miklós Gimes was a Hungarian journalist and politician, notable for his role in the 1956 Hungarian revolution
. He was executed along with Imre Nagy
and Pál Maléter
in 1958 for treason, but subsequently rehabilitated in 1989.
Gimes became involved in the Hungarian communist
movement in 1942, and worked as a journalist in various communist newspapers. In 1955 he was expelled from the Hungarian Working People's Party for calling for the rehabilitation of László Rajk
. As a political friend of Imre Nagy
, his membership was reinstated in 1956.
During the revolution of 1956, Gimes was heavily involved in both politics and revolutionary journalism. He founded and edited a newspaper along with other revolutionaries, Magyar Szabadság. He stood by the revolution even after the Soviet invasion, founding the Hungarian Democratic Independence Movement.
On December 5, Gimes was arrested and brought to trial. After a year and a half, he was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court. The execution was carried out on June 16, 1958.
1956 Hungarian Revolution
The Hungarian Revolution or Uprising of 1956 was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956....
. He was executed along with Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions...
and Pál Maléter
Pál Maléter
Pál Maléter was born to Hungarian parents in Eperjes, a city in the northern part of Historical Hungary, today part of Slovakia. He was the military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution....
in 1958 for treason, but subsequently rehabilitated in 1989.
Gimes became involved in the Hungarian communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
movement in 1942, and worked as a journalist in various communist newspapers. In 1955 he was expelled from the Hungarian Working People's Party for calling for the rehabilitation of László Rajk
László Rajk
László Rajk was a Hungarian Communist; politician, former Minister of Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs...
. As a political friend of Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions...
, his membership was reinstated in 1956.
During the revolution of 1956, Gimes was heavily involved in both politics and revolutionary journalism. He founded and edited a newspaper along with other revolutionaries, Magyar Szabadság. He stood by the revolution even after the Soviet invasion, founding the Hungarian Democratic Independence Movement.
On December 5, Gimes was arrested and brought to trial. After a year and a half, he was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court. The execution was carried out on June 16, 1958.
Further reading
- Révész, S. Egyetlen élet.