When did Imre Pozsgay join the Hungarian Working People's Party?
Imre Pozsgay joined the Hungarian Working People's Party in 1950. He was only seventeen years old at that time.
Imre Pozsgay joined the Hungarian Working People's Party in 1950. He was only seventeen years old at that time.
On the 28th of January 1989, Imre Pozsgay publicly declared that the 1956 Hungarian revolution was not a counter-revolution. He instead called it a popular uprising and marked the first time any ruling party official made such a statement.
Imre Pozsgay helped organize the Pan-European Picnic on the 19th of August 1989. He co-sponsored the event with Otto von Habsburg which allowed hundreds of East Germans to cross into Austria through Hungary.
The National Democratic Alliance formed by Imre Pozsgay received only 0.52 percent of votes in the 1994 parliamentary election. The party dissolved on the 20th of January 1996 after failing to win any seats.
Imre Pozsgay died on the 25th of March 2016 at age 82. His family confirmed the news via Magyar Távirati Iroda.