End of communism in Hungary
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Communist rule in the People's Republic of Hungary came to an end in 1989 by a peaceful transition to a democratic system. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was suppressed by Soviet forces, Hungary remained a communist country. As the Soviet Union weakened at the end of the 1980s, the Eastern Bloc disintegrated.
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Part of the Revolutions of 1989 | |
Date | 22 May 1988 – 2 May 1990 (1988-05-22 – 1990-05-02) |
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Location | Hungary |
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The events in Hungary were part of the Revolutions of 1989, known in Hungarian as the Rendszerváltás (lit. 'system change' or 'change of regime').