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Imre Nagy

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The Resume

    (June 7, 1896-June 16, 1958)
    Born in Kaposvár, Hungary
    Originally trained as a locksmith
    Conscripted into Austro-Hungarian army (1915)
    Captured by Russians (1916)
    Joined Red Guard (<28006>June<28006> 1918)
    Studied agriculture in Soviet Union (1930-1944)
    Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1949)
    Premier of Hungary (July 4, 1953-April 18, 1955, October 24-November 4, 1956)
    Led Hungary through 1956 Hungarian Revolution
    Hid in Yugoslav embassy after the revolution’s failure until arrest (November 4-22, 1956)
    Secretly tried, convicted, and executed in Budapest, Hungary
    Buried in an unmarked grave until his reburial during the 31st anniversary of his execution

Why he might be annoying:

    He fought alongside the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.
    He worked as an NKVD informant during his time in Moscow.
    He remained a staunch Marxist throughout his life.
    Despite his world-known symbolism with the revolution, he was actually passive about it until he was shaped by it after being surrounded by Stalinists.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was born to a peasant family.
    He didn’t object to his daughter’s marriage to a Protestant minister.
    He criticized the collectivization of agriculture and persecution of kulaks while in the Soviet Union.
    He tried to withdraw Hungary from the Warsaw Pact and declare the country neutral.
    He bravely stood up against Hungary’s Soviet overlords.
    The Western world managed to keep memories of him alive even after the failed revolution.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 132 Votes: 67.42% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 104 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 59 Votes: 77.97% Annoying